PLUZ Committee To Take Up U District Rezone Discussion On Thursday
The University District rezone and urban design process has come a long way. Tomorrow (January 19th), the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee...
Issaquah Highlands TDR Deal: Public Comment Continues
Issaquah City Council had a well-attended meeting last night to discuss a major amendment to the Issaquah Highlands, which was detailed yesterday.
Local residents were...
Boost The Parking Lot Tax
Seattle should increase taxes on surface parking lots--which sit at 12.5% now--and add a moderate excise tax on vacant lots in order to encourage their...
Issaquah Highlands TDR Deal Could Boost Housing And Preserve Nature
Local development firm Polygon Northwest requested use of transfer of development rights (TDRs) for their Westridge development in the Issaquah Highlands earlier this year....
What Is The PLUZ Committee?
(....and why do all these urbanists talk in this funny shorthand that makes me feel stupid...)
The abundance of acronyms in land use discussions frequently...
Board Will Review Seven-Story Design For 15th Ave NE Tonight
Tonight the Northeast Design Review Board will give early design guidance on a 129-unit design for 4726 15th Ave NE. The plan calls for...
Ban McMansions, Legalize Rowhouses
Two years ago the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Advisory Committee tried to put forward the idea of changing Seattle’s rigid single-family residential...
Seattle Times Indulges He Said, She Said Displacement Analysis
In an article last week, Daniel Beekman of The Seattle Times outlined two competing estimates of potential displacement due to the upcoming University District rezone. The...