University District Rezone And Urban Design Proposal Sees Alterations
The University District rezone and urban design legislation is headed to Council for review and deliberation later this fall. We covered the original draft...
Council Passes Downtown Rezones, SEPA Infill Modifications
Two major land use bills were passed by the Seattle City Council on Monday. Large swaths of Downtown and South Lake Union will receive...
Washington’s Middle Housing Bill Is Still Alive with Further Amendments
Washington's missing middle housing bill, HB 1110, continues to move through the state legislative process. On Friday, it passed out of the House Appropriations...
Wonkabout Washington: Tacoma Passes Inclusionary Zoning for Mall Area
We are excited to announce a new partnership between Futurewise and The Urbanist! Futurewise is a statewide organization dedicated to proper implementation of the...
Predictable Disagreement And Surprising Agreements Where Single-Family Zoning Meets Multi-Family
If you take the Route 44 bus all the way to the end of the line in Ballard, you'll find yourself at the intersection...
Totem Lake Shoulders Kirkland’s Transformation and Growth
Yet designing for cars continues to be a problem in the city's fastest growing neighborhood.
When cataloging development in Kirkland, it's evident where the City...
New Round of Studies Underscore Benefits of Building More Housing
Recently, a flurry of studies about the effects of new housing supply has emerged. They rebuff skeptics, who argue against building more housing. In...
Downtown and Rose Hill: Kirkland’s Corridor of Dense New Development
After Totem Lake, a neighborhood that is experiencing a spree of significant growth, the next notable constellation of new commercial and residential development in...