Overpopulation: Sci-Fi Truths and Anti-Growth Fictions
I was walking through North Capitol Hill the other day, when I saw a City of Seattle “proposed land use action” sign, and affixed...
Seattle Explores Transportation Impact Fees
Impact fees have been on the radar in Seattle for many years now. The city is the largest jurisdiction in the state to forego...
Central Issaquah Public Hearing On Parking Design Standards
As the City of Issaquah continues working through its Central Issaquah development moratorium, there will be another public touch-point at 6.30pm this Thursday (June...
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.
Transit-Oriented Development Planned for Kent/Des Moines Station, Additional Feedback Sought
Two surplus lots are up for redevelopment at the future Kent/Des Moines Station. Sound Transit has about four acres of land that it wants...
Lid I-5 Charrette Draws Big Crowd And Big Ideas
Last Saturday a diverse mix of Seattle residents, designers, and community leaders converged on the 12th Avenue Arts building to imagine lidding Interstate 5....
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...
Sound Transit Considers TOD For Roosevelt Station
Sound Transit is earnestly constructing its light rail extension to Northgate, including a subway station in the Roosevelt neighborhood, that will open in 2021....