Contract Rezones Partially Approved And The Swedish Skybridge
The Seattle City Council met on Monday to vote on several ordinances, including three land use-related ordinances as part of their weekly legislative agenda. The first two dealt...
Sunday Video: How To Design Streets For Everyone
https://youtu.be/8mh-GTlvf0w
Dave Amos talks about how the principle of universal design as applied to street design can make streets better for all users.
Want to Revitalize Downtown? Here’s Eight Ways How
In the spring of 2020, downtown Seattle sat empty. A once bustling and growing core of tower cranes, thriving businesses, and active neighborhoods was...
Mayor Proposes Minimal Relief from Seattle’s Treacherous Design Review
The Office of the Mayor announcing legislation extending Covid-era exemptions that allow affordable rental housing projects to skip design review, the costly and time-consuming...
Angle Lake Station Is Now Open
Sound Transit's long-awaited Angle Lake Station opened this past weekend to much fanfare. The station is Sound Transit's first extension south of SeaTac Airport....
City Council Registers Three New Landmarks and Accidentally Blows Hole in Budget
On Monday, the Seattle City Council formally registered three more historic structures to the city landmarks register. The suite of new landmarks include a...
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.
Mass Timber Social Housing on Public Land FTW
This past spring, the Washington State Legislature passed HB 2382 --a bill that allows public agencies to utilize surplus public land for affordable housing development. The...