The Great Seattle Housing Swap
Imagine if you could partner with a developer to build a multiplex or rowhouse on your property, and, in exchange for the land, you...
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...
Redevelopable Capacity: Disguising Correlation As Causation
In a previous article, I responded to Dan Bertolet's rebuttal of my essay outlining why urbanists must support linkage fees. My primary argument, that land is inelastic, means that...
Sunday Video: Are Cities Like Organisms?
https://youtu.be/b-oL5Tw9M7A
Dave Amos looks into the metaphor that says cities are just like an organism.
Why Climate Advocates Should Be Urbanists, Part 2
Part 2 of this four-part series examines arguments against focusing on land use in climate policy and provides counter arguments. Ignoring land use changes and relying on electrification alone is a slower and riskier path to decarbonization.
Puget Sound Regional Growth Draft Plan Centered Around Transit
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has put out a draft proposal for VISION 2050, the multi-county policy document to guide regional growth through...
Northern Midrise – U District Development Spree Part 1
If you still need proof that Seattle is not dying, just take a look at the development activity undergone, ongoing, and forecasted in the...
Swedish Cherry Hill Campus Expansion Plan Finds Approval
Swedish Medical Center has cleared two major hurdles in its quest to expand its primary campus on Cherry Hill. In unanimous votes yesterday, the Seattle...