Council Candidates Mixed on Transportation Impact Fees Despite Pedersen Push Poll
Councilmember Alex Pedersen is renewing a push for Seattle to levy fees on new building projects to pay for capacity improvements to the city's...
The Urbanist Podcast: What’s Next for Washington State Housing Advocacy
Last week, we published an oral history of Washington State's missing middle housing bill. Creating this episode involved interviewing several of the lawmakers and...
Seattle Council Expands Tree Protections, Pedersen Dissents
Seeking to grow its tree canopy cover, Seattle -- a city originally built on logging and carved out of towering old growth forest --...
Dueling Tenant Rights Measures Square Off in Tacoma
Tacoma For All is pushing a sweeping tenant bill of rights, and the City is planning a weaker package of changes.
Affordable housing and tenants’...
The Urbanist Podcast: How to Crush a Housing Project the Seattle Way
In this episode, civil engineer and Urbanist contributing writer Donna Breske discusses her experience with the frustrating hurdles posed by the permitting process in Seattle with...
Op-Ed: Seattle’s Water Main Upgrade Policy is Causing Higher Costs and Homebuilding Snags
A City stakeholder meeting on May 25 holds the prospect of improving processes around water system upgrades and permitting.
The Urbanist has covered before how...
Seattle City Council District 4: Flirting with Disaster, Hoping for Deliverance
Elections have consequences – sometimes far greater than we would have initially imagined. Progressive urbanist Shaun Scott’s loss to Alex Pedersen in the last...
Op-Ed: Seattle Should Look at Its Tree Code Through the Lens of Housing
For too long, Seattle’s tree codes have been open to interpretation. That appears to finally be changing, thanks to the careful work of the...