YIMBY News for 4/11

[Eric Budd]

Two Long-Dormant Sites at Mount Baker Station Advance Toward Redevelopment

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 49.34. affordable, affordable housing, condo, construction, development, homeowner, house, housing, income, market-rate, mixed-use, parking, project, rent, transit center, transit-oriented, urban, zone

[image: Two Long-Dormant Sites at Mount Baker Station Advance Toward Redevelopment] Two Sound Transit-owned parcels close to Mount Baker Station could be redeveloped as the agency finally moves to declare them surplus, 17 years after the light rail station opened to passengers. A resolution approved Thursday by the Sound Transit board's system expansion committee gives the green light for redevelopment plans to move forward, though the pair of sites will likely advance on very different timelines. The smaller of Sound Transit's two sites in Mount Baker, to the north of the Beacon Hill rail tun

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The Weekly Wrap: Israel’s Bombardment of Beirut Kills Scores of Civilians & Displaces Thousands More

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 42.06. apartment, construction, development, house, housing, project, transportation, urban

[image: The Weekly Wrap] A Lebanese civil defense worker, right, stands with a resident at the site of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo by Hassan Ammar / AP) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic, environmental and social justice. If you enjoy this newsletter, share it with a friend or colleague and tell them to subscribe. ------------------------------ Israel’s Attacks on

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What’s Working: “Enough is enough!” Local tech and business leaders feel Colorado is losing its competitive edge

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 30.88. affordable, apartment, construction, development, growth, house, housing, housing crisis, income, project, rent, renter, supply, walk

------------------------------ [image: A graphic showing how much the ingredients in a burger have increased]A lonely stretch of Denver’s 16th Street (it dropped the “Mall” in its name) is cleaned up, renovated and ready for business on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun) *Tamara Chuang* *Business/Technology Reporter* ------------------------------ *Quick links*: 230+ frustrated tech leaders | State’s strong points | Mixed messages | CSU’s economic impact | More+ A new relocation report from the Colorado Chamber of Commerce wasn’t promoting the reasons companies should m

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Amtrak's Seattle Trainyard Expansion Hits Halfway Mark

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 22.13. construction, growth, house, hud, parking, project, transportation, urban

[image: Amtrak's Seattle Trainyard Expansion Hits Halfway Mark] Amtrak's $300 million expansion of its Seattle trainyard is on budget and on track to hit its targeted 2027 opening, the agency announced this week. In celebration of hitting the 50% construction completion mark, Amtrak welcomed local media for a tour of the SoDo facility, which will host its fleet of next-generation Airo trainsets. Some top brass flew in for the event, including Amtrak executive vice president for capital delivery Laura Mason, communications director Kyle Anderson, and senior program director Teffin George. [imag

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Colorado SunFest 2026 panel: Basic income programs in Denver and beyond

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 19.33. development, housing, income, project

[image: Two people, one wearing a black T-shirt and the other wearing a black tank top lead a parade of activists advocating for Denver's Basic Income Project. They are carrying a banner that reads "We are the economy" in large, white letters. The state Capitol grounds are behind them] Colorado SunFest 2026 is a daylong event bringing Coloradans together to discuss what makes A Better Colorado. Find out more about specific sessions planned for Friday, May 1, below. *Panel Name: Basic Income Programs in Denver and Beyond* *Moderator: *Naazneen H. Barma Basic income and cash dividend programs ar

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