Tukwila Gets Serious about Transit-Oriented Housing
The South King County city has ambitious goals, but a car-centered landscape will be difficult to transform.
Walking the area near the Tukwila International Boulevard...
American Cities Deserve Better than Disposable Urbanism
It is hard to want something you’ve never had. It’s hard to describe a need you’ve never seen. Numerous cities in the US are not...
From Parking Crater To Urban Asset: Northgate TOD
Light rail arriving to new neighborhoods brings with it ample opportunity for transit-oriented development (TOD). Anticipation is particularly high ahead of Northgate Station, where King...
Everett: Art Makes The Place
Straining for maximum reach, a child in aviator goggles and cap launches a paper airplane into the sky. “Someday” is the title of a...
Nine Totally Necessary Evolutionary Changes for Seattle’s Residential Neighborhoods
This is probably the first of a series of articles specifically looking at "Single Family" zoning in Seattle and how we pivot to smarter...
Urbanist Tours: South Lake Union Boom Recap
The Urbanist hosted a tour of the South Lake Union and Cascade on Saturday morning, offering a glimpse of these booming neighborhoods that most...
Sunday Video: Life Between Buildings
Tobias Lau, of Social Action, described how prior to learning about the innovative research about social life and experiences in cities led by Danish architect Jan...
SDCI’s Draft Recommendations To Revise Design Review Program
Major changes to Seattle's Design Review Program may be coming soon. Earlier this month, the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) released a...