Bumping Seattle’s Comp Plan Release to Autumn Pressurizes the Schedule and the Stakes
Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) has announced that release of the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan will be delayed until September. The...
New Tool Visualizes Housing Near Transit in Puget Sound Cities
How many new homes could be created if cities in the Puget Sound region legalized denser housing near transit stations and where would they...
Seattleites Want Mid-Rise Social Housing Even More Than Sixplexes, Polls Shows
Social housing is popular in Seattle -- so popular it even seems to override concerns about appropriate building scale and amorphous "neighborhood character." To...
Woodinville’s Mayor Wants You to Know He’s Not a NIMBY
Officials say they're embracing housing growth, but have some caveats.
As Washington's middle housing bill, HB 1110, advanced through the legislature during the first few...
Seattle Releases Plan to Curb Climate Pollution from Buildings
Landlords are pushing to delay implementation schedules and lessen fees.
When asked about the causes of climate change, most may picture cars, coal mines, and...
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 --...