Land Use

State Sen. Palumbo Plans to Introduce a Minimum Housing Density Bill

This spring, California toyed with passing SB 827, an ambitious zoning preemption bill authored by State Senator Scott Wiener that would have allowed five-story...

As Developer Stalls, Affordable Talaris Offers Greener Vision

One year into master plan and environmental review, the real activity is among volunteers offering a new direction for the Talaris site in Northeast...

City Council Approves Affordable Housing at Fort Lawton and Extends Showbox Moratorium

On Monday, the Seattle City Council took a big step in approving a rezone and development plan for the Fort Lawton site. The legislation...

Sunday Video: Are Cities Like Organisms?

https://youtu.be/b-oL5Tw9M7A Dave Amos looks into the metaphor that says cities are just like an organism.

A Bright Light: Residence Inn at the Denny Triangle

A new hotel project could soon be breaking ground in what used to be a no-mans-land on the edge of Downtown Seattle. The Stonebridge...
A street with a row of single family homes with one under construction.

Seattle Desperately Needs the GMA to Promote Affordable Housing

When I moved to Seattle from New York City last summer, I was struck by the drastic difference in the housing provided by each...

Midweek Video: 15 Thing You Didn’t Know About City Planning (Probably)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Walx0iQZfiY Dave Amos rattles through 15 things in urban planning that you may not have known.

Midweek Video: The Suburbs Are Bleeding America Dry

Climate Town and Not Just Bikes join forces to talk about the suburbs: how they came to be, their environmental impacts, policies that create...