Monthly Archives: April 2017
Seattle Center Coliseum Renovation Plans Go In Two Directions
The City of Seattle put out a Request for Proposals (RFPs) to renovate Seattle Center Coliseum (better known as KeyArena despite the bank's lapse...
First Look: City Keys Up 5% To 7% MHA For Chinatown-International...
The Chinatown-International District area is next up for rezoning under the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda program, which seeks to pair rezones with Mandatory...
Updating The U District Urban Design Guidelines To Reflect Zoning Changes
In the wake of a historic rezone of the neighborhood to allow for a greater density of housing and employment near our future light...
To Incentivize Investment, Shoreline Expands Property Tax Exemption To Station Areas
Shoreline is expanding the city's multi-family tax exemption (MFTE) program to guarantee rent- and income-restricted units and incentivize multi-family development. The program expansion will...
Sunday Video: Oslo’s Journey To A Car-Free City Center
Streefilms shares the journey of Oslo transitioning toward a car-free city center by 2019. The goal of the changes is to make walking, biking,...
What We’re Reading: Turncoats, Competing Arena Plans, And Accelerated Assembly
Turncoats: In a unanimous assist by House Democrats, the party is helping Republicans make a raid on the heavily-backed and voter-approved Sound Transit 3...
Janitorial Swagger: Marcus With A C
I'll confess to being annoyed with the man on first blush. I wasn't infatuated with the guy. Why?
He was the sort Walker Evans would've...
Oops: Seattle Finds $3.7 Million In Incentive Zoning Couch Cushions
Seattle Councilmember Mike O'Brien revealed today that Seattle's incentive zoning program has been shortchanged by $3.4 million due to inaccurate reporting, discovered via an investigation by...