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Land Use

We Need a Holistic Traffic Model that Actually Works for Our Goals

It is time for America to get off the highway hamster wheel. Our dull-eyed pursuit of building more highways is a disaster for the...

Mountlake Terrace’s Town Center Slowly Emerges Ahead of Light Rail

More than 1,800 homes are under construction, recently completed, or planned near Mountlake Terrace Station, where light rail service will soon commence.

More Pot Shops In Seattle? It’s All In The Zoning

Let's talk pot. Washington voters passed Initiative 502, a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana production and consumption through the state, by a healthy margin in...

The Seattle Times On Single-Family Zoning: Inflammatory and Factually Inaccurate

After a bold release by The Seattle Times yesterday, we learned that a series of possible changes to building typologies could be on the way for...
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Unserious in Seattle 

The City's Comp Plan is seriously flawed from the start. Seattle knows how to get serious when we need to, whether that’s building trillion dollar...
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Seattle Proposes Co-Living Ordinance Seeking to Meet New State Mandate

Seattle already has draft legislation that would go a long toward implementing the state mandate to allow "co-living" micro-apartments this year, but there are some aspects that may need fine-tuning by the city council or another round of legislation next year to comply.
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With Light Rail’s Arrival, Northgate Urban Center Takes Shape

Transportation infrastructure for walking and biking in the Northgate Station area has received a boost as Link light rail arrives in the neighborhood. With...

ST3 Passed! Here’s How and What’s Next

A 25-year investment in high quality transit is a big commitment to make, but the Puget Sound Region just made it after last night's...