Land Use

Everett’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan update is still uncharted

Everett is updating its comprehensive plan. The choices that the city makes will influence building patterns in the city and nearby areas for decades...

Sunday Video: How Conquistadors Designed Cities in the Americas

https://youtu.be/4aJ0tRd10I4 Dave Amos of City Beautiful explains the history of city design in the Americas, which were shaped by the Spanish Conquistadors.

Comment on the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has an initiative to establish policies and goals for housing affordability and livability within the city. The Mayor's initiative is...

Is ST3 Fully Serving Ballard?

Last week, the Sound Transit board unanimously voted to proceed with sending the full Sound Transit 3 project list to voters in November. This project...

The Streetcar Symphony

Nothing stops the chorus of a city’s urban dance than a parking garage or surface lot. In the booming age of Seattle’s downtown core,...
A small neighborhood cafe commercial storefront with people sitting outside in patio chairs

Statewide Neighborhood Cafe Bill Returns, Expanded to More Types of Businesses

A popular bill from 2024 that would legalize neighborhood cafes in residential areas across Washington is back in 2025. It will likely continue to face headwinds from local governments.

Interbay in Flux – Projects to Watch in 2022

Since the smaller of Seattle’s industrial areas is squeezed between three of the city’s richest neighborhoods, Interbay’s future is deeply uncertain. Development pressures are...

Applications For Big Mixed-Use In Othello, Still A Developer Fail

Path America's "public market" mixed-use development plan has officially been submitted to the Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD). Hatched as a project on...