Downtown and Rose Hill: Kirkland’s Corridor of Dense New Development
After Totem Lake, a neighborhood that is experiencing a spree of significant growth, the next notable constellation of new commercial and residential development in...
The Gateway Project: Unions Need to Oppose Sprawl, Support Density
Tensions are flaring between progressive interest groups in Seattle. Groups representing labor and environmentalists recently have found themselves on opposing sides of the decision to lease one...
Councilmember O’Brien Unveils Backyard Cottage Proposal
If you were beginning to think backyard cottages were going to end up on the legislative agenda backburner, think again. Councilmember Mike O'Brien has...
Let’s Talk Inclusionary Zoning: An Interview With Vinit Mukhija
Below is an interview transcript with Vinit Mukhija. This transcript is part of a series of interviews that are meant to shed light on...
Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle: The Time To Act Is Now
Amid Seattle's rapidly growing inner neighborhoods remains the urban scar of I-5, a massive concrete and steel ribbon that is the lasting legacy of...
City Council Allows Taller Wood Buildings, Reforms Street Vacation Process and Advances Waterfront LID
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several actions related to land use and public space. These included revisions to the Seattle Building Code...
Joe Berridge’s “Perfect City” Celebrates the Many Forms of Urban Delight
Among urban planners of the 21st century, few can claim to have as interesting and expansive careers as Joe Berridge, partner at Urban Strategies...
Draft Plan Inches Toward Modest Upzones around 130th and 148th Street Link Stations
Urbanists have been hoping that arrival of light rail to North Seattle would transform single-family sprawl oriented around I-5 and a 160-acre publicly-owned golf...