{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Seattle","slug":"city-cast-seattle-7559094","podcast_index_feed_id":7559094,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CC5731460515","website_url":"https://seattle.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/91f49c46-a3ab-11f0-841e-c36a6e0802bb/image/5e9519878c2f74cf6fd6d34be9c8ca8a.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":159,"summary":"Join Jane C. Hu and the City Cast Seattle team every weekday morning as we explore the most interesting stories about our city. It’s an informative daily podcast for all Seattleites, whether you're a local or new to town. We’ll keep you company while you’re walking the dog around Green Lake, riding the bus through SLU, or stuck in traffic on the West Seattle Bridge. City Cast is like eavesdropping on an illuminating conversation at your neighborhood coffee shop. But there’s no Seattle Freeze here; everyone’s welcome to join in. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at seattle.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T22:17:12.970496+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094"},"episode":{"title":"Will Seattle Choose Density Over Trees? Plus, Light Rail Optimism and RIP Dragon Land","slug":"will-seattle-choose-density-over-trees-plus-light-rail-optimism-and-rip-dragon-land","published_at":"2026-04-08T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/will-seattle-choose-density-over-trees-plus-light-rail-optimism-and-rip-dragon-land","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3648346270.mp3?updated=1775606232","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CC3648346270.mp3?updated=1775606232","summary":"Today on the show, Jane is joined by The Urbanist contributing editor and transportation advocate Ryan Packer and contributor Brett Hamil to talk about how tree advocacy is challenging pro-density advocates. Then they talk about the future of light rail in Ballard and West Seattle, and how to be optimistic with all the doom and gloom going around. Finally, they discuss a challenge to the millionaire's tax, a break-in at consignment shop Creature, and the end of Dragon Land. Long live Dragon Land. Learn more about the sponsors of this April 8th episode: Washington State Spring Fair Town Hall Seattle Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastSeattle on Instagram, or email us at seattle@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 206-880-3931. For more Seattle news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, City Cast Seattle. Support City Cast Seattle by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm/seattle Learn more about the sponsors of this February 20th episode Drum Roll Wine City Fruit Looking to advertise on City Cast Seattle? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.","meta_description":"Today on the show, Jane is joined by The Urbanist contributing editor and transportation advocate Ryan Packer and contributor Brett Hamil to talk about ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2000,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-seattle-7559094/episodes/will-seattle-choose-density-over-trees-plus-light-rail-optimism-and-rip-dragon-land/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-seattle-7559094/will-seattle-choose-density-over-trees-plus-light-rail-optimism-and-rip-dragon-land.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}