Policy briefs, research and other writing

Seattle doesn’t have a spending problem: it has a collections problem.
Sent May 16, 2026 to Mayor Wilson, County Councilmember Mosqueda (version below) and Assessor candidate Chris Roberts

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From the Duwamish to the Dotcom Era: the Value of Seattle’s Waterfront
Sent May 23 to Mayor Wilson, County Councilmember Mosqueda, City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, CC:ed May 29 to various local media

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City Hall Incompetence Plaza study
Sent to Seattle Times, June 2, 2026

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A network transaction
Sent to Seattle Times, Geekwire, June 5, 2026

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Moving People, Not Money: An Analysis
June 6

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The Orca Whales Didn’t Hire Toby Thaler/The Urbanist, published May 2026

The Orcas Didn’t Hire Toby Thaler [draft with citations], republished with permission
May 2026

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Paying Twice: How Sound Transit Built the Wrong Thing in the Wrong Order
June 2026

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I Tried to Tell You: Hardwick’s, the Dachas, and the Land

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The Archipelago Nº1: Public Storage
June 2026

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Lake City Way corridor study
July 3, 2026
Distributed to Mayor Wilson, King County Council Members Mosqueda and Dombrowski, The Seattle Times real estate desk, UW Prof Marty Curry

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