Land Use

Inside Seattle’s Greenest Commercial Building: The Bullitt Center

"We shouldn't fuel the future with the polluting methods of the past... We have the technology to power our future in ways that don't...

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...
Yonder Cider's street-side garage bar in Greenwood. (Yonder Cider)

Garage Businesses Are Keys to Covid Recovery

After a year of pandemic lockdowns, it’s hard to think of anything that we can’t do in our homes. Work, baking, exercise, school, hedgehog...
An aerial photo of the Houghton community council area

Time to Immediately Sunset Houghton and East Bellevue Community Councils

As a Kirkland resident, I was shocked to learn just this spring that one neighborhood in my city has outsized influence over the entire...

Microhousing Demonstration Program Destined for White Center and Vashon

The Metropolitan King County Council is considering a demonstration program that would encourage microhousing developments in White Center and Vashon Island. Two demonstration projects...

Sunday Video: Modular Apartments Finished in 4 Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1VhG_7DxRc Watch this modular apartment building in Belltown rise from nothing to completion over just 4 days.
The 255 bus route in Juanita

Build on Kirkland’s Success with More Housing Near Route 255 and a Simple Parking...

Often overshadowed by Bellevue and Redmond, not to mention Seattle, Kirkland doesn't get the credit it deserves for the crafting of its lively downtown...

Sunday Video: Architecture Turning Dreams Into Reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyNGDWnmX0U To world-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels, architecture is the fiction of the real world, in which dreams about the way we aspire to live our...