Land Use

Tweet of the Week: All modes represented

Seattle Department of Transportation traffic engineer, Dongho Chang, was in San Francisco last week for a NACTO meeting. He's got some wonderful insights on streets in...
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Bateman Takes Aim at Washington’s Parking Mandates

A new bill introduced at the state legislature by longtime housing advocate Jessica Bateman would represent a sea change, limiting the ability of cities and counties to mandate high amounts of parking.

Sunday Video: Why Are Cities Struggling To Build ‘Middle Housing’?

A lot of North American cities have made big strides to relegalize “middle housing” types. But the number of projects breaking ground in recent...

Seattle Readies Land Use Code Overhaul in Preparation for Sound Transit 3

Seattle's land use code is ill-equipped to handle the scale of permits that will be required to approve the city's next light rail lines. This proposed overhaul is intended to ensure transit remains on schedule.

SDCI Releases Recommendation on UW’s Campus Master Plan, Community Leaders Remain Concerned

On Thursday, the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) issued a recommendation on the University of Washington Campus Master Plan update. The master...

Housing Choices Survey: Help Make the Case for the Density Battles to Come

2019 is shaping up to be a significant year in the history of residential zoning in Seattle, and despite the dramas that accompanied the...

Another Apartment Building Headed To Stone Way

Clark Design Group will seek early design guidance on a 51-unit project at 4035 Stone Way tonight (October 17th). Four of the units would...

Let’s Talk Inclusionary Zoning: An Interview With Arnab Chakraborty

Below is an interview transcript with Arnab Chakraborty. This transcript is part of a series of interviews that are meant to shed light on how...