District 4 City Council Candidate Shaun Scott Wants Seattle to Live Up to Its...
"I want readers of The Urbanist to know I’m someone who considered himself an urbanist before I decided to run for city council, and...
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.
City Council Allows Taller Wood Buildings, Reforms Street Vacation Process and Advances Waterfront LID
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several actions related to land use and public space. These included revisions to the Seattle Building Code...
Support Housing at Fort Lawton Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow night, the city is holding a pivotal meeting on the future of property adjacent to Discovery Park in Magnolia: will the possibility of...
Black History and Ambition Meet at an Expanding Bryant Manor
FAME Housing is building an affordable housing development like no other in Seattle's Central District
For over 50 years, Bryant Manor has provided affordable...
How Much Housing Will Washington’s Missing Middle Legislation Create in Puget Sound?
The Washington State Legislature is hotly debating where and how to allow multiplexes in more areas via HB 1110 and its companion SB 5190....
Will Electorate Blame Mayor Durkan for Four Years of Mismanagement?
Don't say we didn't warn you. The Urbanist has been highlighting the blunders of the Durkan administration from the campaign to year one to...
Housing Policy Lessons From Vienna: Part I
Is Stadt Wien the model for US urban housing policy?
Part I: Paying for housing
This is a two-part series on housing policy in Vienna and...