Land Use

The Merits Of Upgrading Seattle Center Coliseum

The City of Seattle hosted a media tour of KeyArena on Wednesday. The City hoped to get attention for the request for proposals it's issued to...

Sound Transit Considers TOD For Roosevelt Station

Sound Transit is earnestly constructing its light rail extension to Northgate, including a subway station in the Roosevelt neighborhood, that will open in 2021....

PLUZ Committee To Take Up U District Rezone Discussion On Thursday

The University District rezone and urban design process has come a long way. Tomorrow (January 19th), the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee...

Issaquah Highlands TDR Deal: Public Comment Continues

Issaquah City Council had a well-attended meeting last night to discuss a major amendment to the Issaquah Highlands, which was detailed yesterday. Local residents were...

Issaquah Highlands TDR Deal Could Boost Housing And Preserve Nature

Local development firm Polygon Northwest requested use of transfer of development rights (TDRs) for their Westridge development in the Issaquah Highlands earlier this year....

U District Rezone Amendments Target Capacity, Storefronts, Affordable Housing, And More

A handful of amendments could find their way into the University District rezone and urban design proposal awaiting approval from the Seattle City Council....

Board Will Review Seven-Story Design For 15th Ave NE Tonight

Tonight the Northeast Design Review Board will give early design guidance on a 129-unit design for 4726 15th Ave NE. The plan calls for...

Ban McMansions, Legalize Rowhouses

Two years ago the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Advisory Committee tried to put forward the idea of changing Seattle’s rigid single-family residential...