Catch Up on Bellevue’s Park Development Spree and Incoming Parks
Alongside a flurry of commercial and to a lesser degree residential development, the City of Bellevue has been improving and expanding its park system...
Heroes and Zeroes of the 2023 Washington State Legislature
Single family zoning will soon be a thing of the past for most Washington cities thanks to passage of statewide “missing middle” housing reform...
Seattle Times Indulges He Said, She Said Displacement Analysis
In an article last week, Daniel Beekman of The Seattle Times outlined two competing estimates of potential displacement due to the upcoming University District rezone. The...
Sunday Video: Vienna’s Radical Idea? Affordable Housing For All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41VJudBdYXY
Bloomberg Quicktake/CityLab explores how Vienna is tackling affordable housing for all in the city. Mike Eliason, syndicated columnist of The Urbanist, offers his perspective...
Seattle Wants Input On City Design Review Program
The City of Seattle is beginning a process to enhance the city's Design Review Program, which dates back to 1994. The basic structure of...
U District Rezone: A Step Towards A More Inclusive Seattle
Article note: The foreword of this article is a guest contribution from Marlon Herrera, a member of the Get Engaged 2016-17 Cohort, a group of young...
Tweet of the Week: Mismatch in style and height is A okay
Last week, yours truly was in New York City. Streetscapes like the one in the tweet below were very typical whether in Manhattan, the...
Washington Republicans Mount All-Out Assault On Growth Management
Washington state Republicans have mounted an all-out assault on the state's Growth Management Act (GMA). More than a half-dozen bills have been proposed seeking...