Yearly Archives: 2015
Four Key Takeaways on the Draft HALA Recommendations
I think it's a good thing that within hours of Danny Westneat leaking the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee draft recommendations, it...
The Seattle Times On Single-Family Zoning: Inflammatory and Factually Inaccurate
After a bold release by The Seattle Times yesterday, we learned that a series of possible changes to building typologies could be on the way for...
Sound Transit 3 Comments Due On Wednesday, July 8
Sound Transit is in the midst of an important public outreach campaign for their next big transit expansion program, known as Sound Transit 3. Earlier last...
Pike Place Expansion is Underway
Construction has begun on the Pike Place Market expansion project, the first addition to the Market in 40 years. Crews broke ground on June...
Sunday Video: How Public Spaces Make Cities Work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7fRIGphgtk
Amanda Burden talks about why public spaces are important to cities and what makes them work (or not).
Right-of-Way Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, whether they are rich or poor, black or white, young or...
What We’re Reading: The Washington Legislature Finally Makes Big Decisions
VanCan commiseration: The Vancouver, BC area's transit referendum failed by wide margins this week, despite grand plans for expansion of SkyTrain and local bus service.
It's...
Supreme Court Update: Ruling Shores Up Disparate Impact Under the Fair...
Last week, the Supreme Court resolved an important question about the Fair Housing Act ("FHA"): can plaintiffs bring a disparate impact action under the...