Land Use
Elevate Cricket in Incoming Bellevue, Kirkland, and Seattle Parks Levies
Move aside pickleball, it's time to give another rapidly growing sport in the Puget Sound the limelight. “Cricket has seen an exponential growth in...
How to Rescue South Bellevue Station from Suburban Asphyxiation
From a transit-oriented development perspective, in the nearly $3.7 billion East Link light rail extension, the most shameful station area, by far, is around...
A Housing Advocate’s Guide to Commenting on Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Update
The Urbanist has reported on the rezoning concepts unveiled for Seattle's 2024 Major Comprehensive Plan Update, which will guide growth in the city for...
Sunday Video: The Swiss Do Wonders With Trains and It’s Not Just Because of...
In some circles, there is a belief that you have to have large populations to support high quality rail services. Switzerland shows that might...
Kenmore Moving Ahead With Comprehensive Plan and Missing Middle Housing Changes
Kenmore is moving forward with parts of its 2024 Comprehensive Plan update, which will look out to 2044. A suite of proposed policy changes...
Pierce County Nearing Final Allocation of 20-Year Growth Targets With Tacoma As Breadwinner
Pierce County is close to allocating its growth targets to local municipalities and unincorporated areas. In total, the county is supposed to accommodate 264,785...
Sunday Video: Top 10 Cities Devoting Prime Land To Golf Courses
Golf courses take up a huge amount of land and resources to support an activity enjoyed by very few people. In some big cities,...
Bellevue’s Parking Obsession is Climate Arson
During my research and writing of the Downtown Bellevue development articles, I actively estimated the amount of parking spaces that Bellevue had recently added...