Amending Aurora Zoning
Cities grow organically, by trial and error, sometimes with calculated assumptions made by planning experts. The Urban Village Strategy of the mid-1990s is one of...
City Council Reviews MHA Rezone Proposals for Districts 4, 6, and 7
This article is a first in a two-part series. See the second part for Districts 1, 2, 3, and 5.
On Monday, the Seattle City...
Council Weighs Amendments to ‘Citywide’ MHA Rezone Legislation
Last Monday, the Seattle City Council took up discussion on citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones at the Select Committee. While the rezones will...
Two New Frelingford Projects Take Advantage of MHA but Show a Different Approach
On Monday, two projects went before the Northeast Design Review Board, each for their second round of Early Design Guidance. Each promised to deliver...
North Seattle Land [Ab]Use Bike Ride Recap
Last September, I led a 30-person deep bike ride from Ballard to Wallingford for The Urbanist. Ages ranged from four to mid-70s, we had...
Share The Cities Lays the Community Engagement Groundwork at Jackson Park
Volunteers are canvassing the neighborhood to learn more about the community's hopes for what light rail will bring to this forgotten corner of Seattle.
Today...
S-Campus Shows Seattle’s Industrial Land Use Policies Need a Reset
This week, the S-Campus was given the green light for construction. The 1.2 million square foot project sits just off the southern edge of...
Together We Can Make Housing Affordability Mandatory in Seattle
This year, we have an opportunity to make Seattle housing more affordable. The question is this: will we share our growth and prosperity, or...