Exploring Tokyo Urbanism
I took a trip to Tokyo in July and thought I'd share some impressions. We stayed in Shiodome, a centrally located neighborhood connected to...
Everett: Art Makes The Place
Straining for maximum reach, a child in aviator goggles and cap launches a paper airplane into the sky. “Someday” is the title of a...
Sunday Video: The World’s Greenest Building
EarthFix takes a close-up look at the world's greenest building, The Bullitt Center, which just so happens to be in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
https://youtu.be/kHtgie2t5UI
To Meet Housing and Sustainability Goals, Seattle Must Streamline Land Use Code
Few things perfectly encapsulate the problems of planning like a city’s land use code. Unlike the building code, which dictates the life safety requirements...
Rainier Beach Updates Its Neighborhood Plan
The Seattle City Council passed a Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update, among many other things at a busy September 26th meeting. The plan focuses...
Harrell Rolls Out Incentive Proposal for Converting Offices to Housing
Seattle is considering legislation to support conversion of existing commercial buildings to residential. Mayor Harrell is seeking to incentivize and facilitate reuse of vacant commercial properties and fulfill a plank of his Downtown Activation Plan.
Capitol Hill’s Design Guidelines to Get an Update
Earlier this month, the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) in conjunction with the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) held an...
Sound Transit Brings Two Lynnwood Link Stations To 60% Design
Sound Transit recently released details on its 60% design plans for two new stations and select corridor improvements as part of its Lynnwood Link...