Sunday Video: Wooden Skyscrapers Could Be the Future for Citites
https://youtu.be/2DPp2NcnTb0
In this video, The Economist explores the growing popularity of cross-laminated timber and its positive aspects as a building material.
The Puget Sound Is Adding More Than 4,800 Jobs Monthly, But Where’s The Housing?
If you thought that regional growth might be petering out, you'd be wrong. Recent data from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) shows that...
Bellevue’s Parking Obsession is Climate Arson
During my research and writing of the Downtown Bellevue development articles, I actively estimated the amount of parking spaces that Bellevue had recently added...
Affordable Housing Expands in Seattle, Especially in the Rainier Valley
A handful of new affordable housing complexes in the Central District and South End are providing some welcome relief to apartment-seekers amidst a housing affordability crunch. Leaders from Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) and SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) shared what's in store.
Lynnwood City Center’s Growth Aspirations Hinge on Two Slow-Moving Megaprojects
Builders have nearly 3,000 homes in the works near Lynnwood's freshly opened light rail station. But more than half hang on two massive projects that are in limbo.
Off Limits: How Seattle’s Suburbs Are Blocking Housing
Suburbs surrounding Seattle, some of them literally islands, are pulling up the drawbridges to growth. That is putting even more pressure on Seattle to...
Sunday Video: Three Years of Change in Seattle’s Skyline
https://youtu.be/-2MTiUGvqyE
In this short video, three years of urban development and change across South Lake Union, Denny Triangle, Belltown, Queen Anne, and Westlake are captured...
Stone Way Building Boom Continues at Edge of Fremont and Wallingford
The transformation of Stone Way, the arterial street delineating the official border between Fremont and Wallingford, continues with another spate of projects. One of...