Yearly Archives: 2016

What We’re Reading: Game On ST3

Innovative planning: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog looks at how three projects on Pike/Pine used the historic preservation incentives in their developments. Don't miss the next wave:...

Genial Roughneck, And A Word On Mothers

Oh my goodness, I thought. It's him, it really is him. How many years ago was that? This I wrote in 2012: "I'm gonna be a...

Public Hearing On Seattle 2035 Recommended Plan

The major update to Seattle's comprehensive plan has been an extensive outreach and formulation process spanning more than three years. Later this month, the...

Recap From The First Ever YIMBY Conference

Seattle was abundantly represented this weekend at YIMBY 2016. The first ever Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) conference took place this past weekend. Many cities...

Downtown Group Files Appeal Against MHA Program And HALA

The Downtown Residents Alliance (DRA) has filed an appeal on the SEPA Threshold Determination for the implementation of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) in Downtown...

Sound Transit Board Meets To Put ST3 On The Ballot

The Sound Transit Board of Directors will meet today at 1.30pm to approve a final version of the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) plan. While...

Northgate Link Tunnel Boring Is In The Final Stretch

Sound Transit's contractor, JCM Northlink, quietly began boring the last leg of the Northgate Link extension this week. Their tunnel boring machine (TBM #1)...

Discussion On Rapidly Deploying Bike Infrastructure In Downtowns

Please join us next week for a talk by Jon Orcutt! He will be discussing his experiences deploying bike networks in downtowns. The discussion...