How to Crush a Housing Project The Seattle Way
One saga demonstrates the difficulties developers face in getting infill projects permitted, even after reforms meant to encourage them.
The City of Seattle permitting process...
Sunday Video: San Antonio’s River Walk As Walkable Urbanism
City Beautiful visits San Antonio to evaluate the city's river walk as walkable urbanism. The city's riverwalk isn't the only one of its kind,...
Lecture Series Spotlights Indigenous Architecture
This November in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, the University of Washington Department of Architecture is presenting a lecture series titled "On...
Recharge The Battery Advocates Back with New Promenade Vision
In late March, the Seattle City Council voted to turn the Battery Street Tunnel into a modern-day urban landfill. Many local community groups and...
Seattle Adopts Three New Landmarks And Housing Levy Funding Policies
Seattle is poised to get three new city landmarks. At a meeting of the Seattle City Council yesterday, councilmembers approved the landmarks as part...
City Council Takes Up Electric Vehicle Charging Legislation
On Monday, the Seattle City Council officially designated a new landmark. Known as the Broad Street Substation, the property and building provide valuable electrical...
Seattle Design Festival Offers a Variety of Free Events
The Seattle Design Festival, sponsored by Design in Public, is moving into its first full week of events, including many related to urban design,...
Sound Transit Releases New Redmond Station Designs and Survey
Earlier this month, Sound Transit and the City of Redmond held a joint open house on station planning for two future Link light rail stations in...







