Land Use

Sound Transit News Dump: Capitol Hill Station Land Sale, More Double-Deckers, And New LRV...

In typical form, Sound Transit made a late week news dump on Thursday announcing approval of a $2.65 million property sale for affordable housing,...

North Precinct Goes Before The City Council

On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council's Gender Equity, Safe Communities, and New Americans Committee heard from Seattle Police Department (SPD) and staff from other...

Art Exhibit “BOOM: Changing Seattle” Demands Answers

At the BOOM: Changing Seattle exhibition Seattleites interested in shaping Seattle's future began by looking backward. Rapid change is nothing new to our city. The...

522 BRT Could Unlock Major Development Potential

Sound Transit has finalized its Sound Transit 3 (ST3) package outlining the next 25 years worth of high-capacity transit investments. Most of the lines...

5th & Virginia Design Review Meeting: The Start Of A McGraw Square District

Tuesday evening's design review meeting was held in the basement of City Hall. The meeting lasted over two and a half hours. No food....

Downtown Group Files Appeal Against MHA Program And HALA

The Downtown Residents Alliance (DRA) has filed an appeal on the SEPA Threshold Determination for the implementation of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) in Downtown...

University District Rezone Proposal: A Deeper Look At Incentive Zoning, Historic Preservation, And Affordable...

Seattle's Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) released draft recommendations on the University District rezone and urban design proposal in late May. The...

Backyard Cottages: The New Bungalows Of The Middle Class

Councilmember Mike O’Brien’s legislation that seeks to encourage more backyard cottages and mother-in-law apartments hit a snag last week, as the Queen Anne Community...