Land Use Smorgasbord at Final Seattle City Council Meeting of 2022
Highway Lids, Design Review Waivers for Affordable Housing, Continuing Streateries, and Easing Food Truck Restrictions
In its final full meeting of 2022, the Seattle City...
Saving Shorty’s: It’s An Uphill Battle
Today the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board will do what it does on a very regular basis: hear arguments regarding a local building or institution,...
Sunday Video: What Is This “Line” Thing Anyway?
With drone footage showing construction beginning on Saudi Arabia's half-trillion dollar megaproject called The Line, it's useful to ask what's going on in the...
City Council Poised to Reform Implementation of LOS Standards and New U District, Uptown...
On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council's held the last Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee meeting of the year. Three items were on the...
In Pursuit of the Affordable Backyard Cottage
Last summer when the Seattle City Council passed legislation that encouraged development of backyard cottages across the city, the move was generally met with...
From Surface Parking to Belltown Mixed-Use
Another Belltown surface parking lot will soon meet its doom. In its place, The Natasha (aka 2134 Western Avenue) will rise up as a modern, eight-story mixed-use...
Harrell Officials Downplay Impact of Permitting Staff Cuts
City officials have insisted that the staff cuts for SDCI in next year's budget will not impact permit approval times. Staff are not convinced.
The Urbanist Podcast: Architectural Scrabble with Mike Eliason of Larch Lab
As founder of Larch Lab, a design studio and think tank devoted to climate adaptive architecture and urbanism, Mike Eliason holds a wealth of...