City Council Looks Toward 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Work is well underway in updating Seattle's Comprehensive Plan as part of the Seattle 2035 program. And while that is close to adoption, the City...
Mountlake Terrace Readies Town Center for Light Rail with 12-Story Zoning
Mountlake Terrace adopted notable changes to its primary urban node, expanding its boundaries and increasing development capacity near its future Link station. The city...
Metro Everett Framework Moves Forward with Draft Plan
The City of Everett is moving ahead with its subarea planning effort to dramatically increase development capacity and remake the city's downtown core. Known...
Meet Skyway: Seattle’s Unincorporated Neighbor To The South
If I asked you what Seattle's nearest neighbor to the south was, you might say Tukwila. That'd be part right. Tukwila brushes against the Seattle border...
MHA Draft Rezone Maps For All Urban Villages Are Out
We analyzed the five maps the City of Seattle released last month: Aurora-Licton Springs, Capitol Hill, Crown Hill, Othello, and South Park. We also...
Seattle Council Rejects Morales’ Affordable Housing Bill
After her bill failed Tuesday, Councilmember Morales said: "My Connected Communities legislation would have produced more affordable housing, commercial affordability, and anti-displacement measures right now. I’m incredibly disappointed in its failure to pass today."
Kirkland Smaller Development Node Spotlight: A Jumble of Car-centric and Smart Density
Having covered developments in transforming Totem Lake as well as the Downtown and Rose Hill corridor, what remains to tally up in Kirkland are...
It’s Time for Seattle’s Transit Oriented Development to Grow Up
If you make it north of the Canadian border, you will sometimes find yourself in a sea of 50-story towers adjacent to a train...