A photo of an outdoor dining area with plants.

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...

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,...

Mayor Murray Delays North Precinct Project

Yesterday morning, I attended a Seattle Design Commission meeting on the parking design of the North Precinct building. By the evening, Mayor Ed Murray...

1200 Stewart Proposes Benefits For Denny Way Corridor

A long-planned project is approaching its final steps before being ready to start construction on a long-dormant site on Denny Way, but first the...

Housing Policy Lessons From Vienna, Part II

Allowing multi-family housing in all residential zones, and aggressively promoting private bidding lowers housing costs. Part II: Zoning and Development in Vienna Previously, I discussed demographic...
Look carefully, what appears to be a single family residence here is actually a duplex. (Photo by author)

Urbanist Scavenger Hunt: Find the “Missing Middle”

The Urbanist is kicking off its new weekly scavenger hunt series with a call for readers to search out examples of "missing middle" housing...

Readers Helped Us Find Missing Middle! Plus The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt #2

For me, the warm and sunny weather provided extra inspiration for close-to-home urban exploration, but as I was reminded by a reader, with Google...

How to Make an Attractive City

Only a few cities in the world are truly beautiful—and none of them were built in recent history. At least, that’s what folks at...