Oliver Launches, Mayor Murray Backpedals On Homelessness
On Sunday, poet and activist Nikkita Oliver launched her campaign for mayor of Seattle to a capacity crowd at Washington Hall in the Central...
PLUZ Considers Revised SEPA Thresholds For Infill Development
After a long pause from the fall, the Seattle City Council appears poised to move forward on changes to that would increase categorical exemptions...
Bringing Baugruppe To Seattle
How the City could lead the US in piloting an innovative model for better housing.
Imagine with me: what if Seattle had a model for...
Supporting Density Without Considering Housing Costs
At some point, maybe in two years or ten years, the endless rise of housing costs in Seattle will stop. We might see a...
Dudley Do Wrong: Build We Must
Once in awhile an idea so dumb comes along it's like a supernova. You need to look away lest you blind yourself and zap every last...
Uptown Urban Design Framework Emerges From Final EIS
Bigger buildings and thousands of new residents and jobs could be headed to Uptown in the coming years, depending on the outcome of an...
Local Non-Profits Bring ReThink Housing Documentary To Seattle
More than half of Americans believe that if someone is employed in a steady, full-time job, they will earn enough income to afford a...
How Housing Markets Aren’t Like Musical Chairs
That The Urbanist disagrees with Sightline Institute about Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program is hardly news. I'll try not to beat a dead horse....