How to Crush a Housing Project The Seattle Way
One saga demonstrates the difficulties developers face in getting infill projects permitted, even after reforms meant to encourage them.
The City of Seattle permitting process...
Can Washington State Plot a Way Out of Its Mobile Home Displacement Crisis?
Facing a mobile home park closure in Puyallup, housing advocates have rallied to protect residents and address the larger housing crisis.
On August 23rd, the...
Social Housing Measure Qualifies To Run on Seattle Ballot Next Year
Yesterday, the House Our Neighbors coalition announced their social-housing-focused Initiative 135 had qualified to run on the ballot in Seattle, which will likely occur...
Breathing Life into Bellevue’s Spring District
The Spring District started as an ambitious plan to transform 36 acres of warehouses and surface level parking in Bellevue's BelRed neighborhood into a...
Seattle Metro Apartment Production Jumps to 7th in Nation, as Industry Rebounds to 50-Year...
Rumors of a slowdown were averted, but how long can Seattle keep it up with its permitting maze and restrictive zoning unsolved?
The pandemic has...
Midweek Video: Planning for Aging Communities
Planning for aging communities is increasingly important. Vox visits Weesp, a small city in The Netherlands, to understand how the "dementia village" model works...
Last Chance to Comment on Seattle Comp Plan Scoping: Add Your Voice for Housing...
Seattle is embarking on a journey to adjust its zoning policy. That journey starts in earnest with the scoping period for the Environmental Impact...
Northgate Sees First Highrise Proposal, but It Rides on Contract Rezone
Twin eleven-story towers are in the works for Northgate Terrace, a strip-mall style office park a quarter mile southeast of Northgate Station anchored by...