Community Development

Tacoma Town Center to Revitalize Urban Core

Close your eyes for a moment and think of downtown Tacoma. What do you see? Where do you like to go? Chances are, most...

Market Street Developments Are Creating A New Urban Neighborhood East of Ballard

There’s a spot just inside Seattle's Gilman Park where the scent of turned earth and new asphalt mingles with that of cooking grains coming...
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The Urbanist Podcast: How the Cold War Suburbanized America

The tragic military attack on Ukraine by Russia has upended the world, making us think differently about things we took for granted even a...

Honor Wallingford’s Streetcar History by Building Transit and Dense, Affordable Housing

Beginning with my great grandmother, three generations of women in my family lived in a craftsman home that has since been flattened into the...
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Proposed Digital Equity Bill Needs Support to Increase Broadband Access

For a long time, Washington’s digital divide worried many groups of people who saw its harmful and inequitable effects: librarians, teachers, tribal governments, and...

Wilburton Rezone Can Facilitate Over 5,000 New Homes in Bellevue – If Done Right

Later this year, Bellevue City Council will complete a years-long process to rezone the Wilburton neighborhood east of I-405. Historically a commercial and office...

Georgetown Community Development Authority Seeks Input on Plans for 150 Affordable Homes

As one of the few places in Seattle where industry rubs elbows with homes and small businesses, Georgetown is one of city's most distinctive...
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Neighborhood Plans are High Minded Gatekeeping

Having attended a number of community meetings around Seattle, I can say that there are few things worse than watching a newcomer with ideas...