Out of Scale in Pioneer Square?
A lot of drama has been brewing over the past few months in Pioneer Square. That's because one developer has proposed a new 11-story...
Hotel Clare: A Glamorous Addition to Downtown
Plans for the Hotel Clare site are getting a big makeover. Located on the corner of Second Avenue and Virginia Street, the project is...
Missing Large Housing and Berkeley’s Push to End Apartment Bans
Historically, Berkeley has been a hotbed of resistance to new housing and an innovator in excluding people of color. In fact, Berkeley was the...
A Unique Downtown Street Corner Could Be Future Home To ‘121 Stewart’
A half block of Second Avenue could soon be home to a new mixed-use high-rise skyscraper called 121 Stewart. This new tower proposal is nestled...
Midweek Video: Metro’s New Eastlake Bus Layover Facility
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iqMgUoNKkU
King County Metro will construct a new bus layover facility on Eastlake Ave E and is still in the bidding phase for construction. The...
Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Needs to Meet Higher Expectations
Every eight years the City of Seattle has a chance to make progressive changes to how we grow ranging from jobs, amenities, mobility and...
Sunday Video: The Fake Facades of Paris
https://youtu.be/iXSkjw0Kytk
In Paris, fake building facades are a surprisingly common urban feature to aesthetically hide certain infrastructure.
Sunday Video: India’s Planned Capital City (Designed by Le Corbusier)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeFF3t41png
Dave Amos of City Beautiful takes a look at an Indian capital city, Chandigarh, to explore how two very different city building approaches--Garden City...