Frequent Transit Nodes and What They Mean for Urban Village Expansions
Ten urban villages' boundaries are expanding in the latest batch of Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) rezones, but by the city's own logic...
Digital Scavenger Hunt: Bizarre Lots
Puget Sound's strangest property lines.
While researching how subdivision screws around with Seattle's growth, we've found some pretty convoluted property lines. Can you find crazier...
Seattle Council Lifts Ban on Housing in Stadium District
The 6-3 vote ends a long debate which rehashed a dormant fight over the future of Seattle's Stadium District. With the door now open to residential uses, industrial advocates warn of the continued erosion of the city's industrial lands.
Seattle Region’s Extensive Blanket of Exclusionary Zoning Illustrated in New Study
It's no secret that restrictive zoning is prevalent in the Seattle metropolitan area, but a new study underway at the Urban Institute is taking...
Sunday Video: Who Really Designs Cities?
https://youtu.be/gsh_d3ypnBU
Using Cities: Skylines as a comparative, Dave Amos looks at the nuts and bolts of who really plans and manages cities in America. It’s...
PSRC Housing Strategy Seeks to Galvanize Region to Action
In July, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) released their draft three-pronged Regional Housing Strategy (RHS). The strategy is to be a collection of...
Bagshaw Leads Opposition To SODO Street Vacation
Battle lines are forming over the Occidental Avenue street vacation, which could (un)pave the way for Chris Hansen's basketball and soccer arena, ahead of...
Sunday Video: Why Is The Public Land Survey System So Important?
Dave Amos of City Beautiful dives into the history of the Public Land Survey System and how it has affected much of the United States in big and small ways.