Let’s Make Olive Way A Better Street For Everyone
Capitol Hill is Seattle's most dense and walkable neighborhood. Despite this there are a number of pedestrian trouble spots which should be fixed to...
Sunday Video: CityNerd Rebuts Sprawl Evangelism, Reviews 10 Densest Cities
CityNerd's Ray Delahanty rebutted Conor Dougherty's New York Times pro-sprawl op-ed. Via his spicy top 10 list," Delahanty shows how density generates high-amenity, livable neighborhoods that are far less car dependent than the sprawling suburbs that Dougherty celebrates in his hot take.
Vision 2050 Has Passed. On to Visions 2024.
Puget Sound's long-term regional planning document has passed. Now the individual city planning begins.
On Friday, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) adopted Vision 2050,...
City Council Takes Up Electric Vehicle Charging Legislation
On Monday, the Seattle City Council officially designated a new landmark. Known as the Broad Street Substation, the property and building provide valuable electrical...
Uptown Development Regulations Push Affordable Housing And Open Space
Last month, I provided a high-level overview of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for land use changes in the Uptown neighborhood. To realize...
Together We Can Make Housing Affordability Mandatory in Seattle
This year, we have an opportunity to make Seattle housing more affordable. The question is this: will we share our growth and prosperity, or...
An Urbanist Case for Vertical Farming
Today, common agricultural practices come with significant environmental costs. The sector depletes fresh water supplies, occupies large swathes of land, and emits major greenhouse...
Exploring Industry and Nature on the Duwamish
As a volunteer with Friends of Street Ends, a group that works to open and enhance Seattle's shoreline street ends for public access, I...