YIMBY News for 2/1

[Eric Budd]

Op-Ed: Revive I-5 Is the Missed Off-Ramp from Car Dependence

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 22.28. construction, downtown, house, occupancy, parking, project, transportation, urban, walk, zone

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is in the midst of repairing and resurfacing the I-5 upper bridge deck — replacing aging concrete and expansion joints, improving drainage, and addressing other long-deferred maintenance. With this work has come gridlock, heightened driver stress and aggression, and a collective “grit and bear it” approach to traveling in and through Seattle. The impacts are everywhere. Travel times on I-5 north and south have ballooned. City streets are clogged with drivers inching toward on-ramps. And that congestion is spilling over into increasingly

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Boulder County area legislators lay out priorities for 2026 session

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 21.36. affordable, house, housing, rent, renter, transportation, urban

With the 2026 Colorado legislative session underway, the Daily Camera reached out to nearby state representatives and senators to give them a chance to briefly talk about their top two priorities this session. Legislators are listed alphabetically by last name. The state Capitol’s regular session — the roughly four-month part of the year when lawmakers pass bills — convened Jan. 14 and is slated to run until mid-May. Sen. Judy Amabile (D) Senate District 18 – Boulder County Committee membership: Appropriations (chair); Joint Budget. Amabile is zeroing in on creating a balanced state budget, an

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