Seattle’s MFTE Program Has Strong Showing At End Of 2015
The Seattle Office of Housing is set provide a progress report on the Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) program to the Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods, and Finance Committee this morning....
Let Us Build Backyard Cottages
A few weeks ago, former Seattle Councilmember Tom Rasmussen wrote an opinion piece for The Seattle Times, which theorized that loosening Seattle's backyard cottage...
More Pot Shops In Seattle? It’s All In The Zoning
Let's talk pot. Washington voters passed Initiative 502, a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana production and consumption through the state, by a healthy margin in...
Seattle Will Work Through A Litany Of Planning Issues In 2016
2016 promises to be a very busy year for urban planning issues in Seattle. In the first meeting of the new Planning, Land Use,...
Upcoming Event: HALA Work Plan Launch
Tomorrow evening, starting at 5pm, there is a meeting to officially launch the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) work plan for 2016. Mayor Ed...
Fridaygram: Urban Design The Whistler Way
“The trust of a city street is formed over time from many, many little public sidewalk contacts”
―Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great...
New Burke Museum Will Break Ground In Spring 2016, Open Fall 2019
The University of Washington (UW) will soon be embarking a major makeover of the Burke Museum, an institution highly respected for its collection of...
Topical Vacations: Amazon’s Block 21
Last Monday, one of the first items that our brand new City Council voted on was a holdover matter from the previous council. This was...