Land Use

Everett: Art Makes The Place

Straining for maximum reach, a child in aviator goggles and cap launches a paper airplane into the sky. “Someday” is the title of a...

Backyard Cottages: Return of the DADU

Last Wednesday, Councilmember Mike O'Brien hosted a well ­attended Lunch and Learn at Council Chambers featuring a panel of four detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU)...

Light Rail for Belltown: A Possible Solution

Potential new light rail lines for the upcoming Sound Transit 3 ballot measure were clarified further after a recent Sound Transit board workshop. From...

Incentive Zoning Helps Bring In $45 Million For 809 Affordable Apartments

Seattle's Office of Housing is set to make the largest annual investment to affordable housing in its history, as Mayor Ed Murray's office announced...
A visualization of I-5's complex weave of ramps and lanes. (Graphic by the author)

Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle: Design Guidelines and Moving Forward

In yesterday's article, I went over some of the characteristics of I-5 in Downtown Seattle and offered some temporary solutions for mitigating the effects...
Klyde Warren's Park's street edges are activated with food trucks, clear sight lines, and flexible seating. (Photo by the author)

Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle: Site Analysis and Interim Solutions

Yesterday's article went over cost estimates and offered three freeway lid case studies across. In this third piece on lidding I-5, I will summarize...
A conceptual pedestrian lane over I-5 between Pike Street and Pine Street, tying into the Pike-Pine commercial corridor and proximity to the busy Convention Center. Click to enlarge and see a before-and-after view. (Graphic by the author)

Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle: Cost Estimates and Case Studies

Yesterday, I covered the need for lid parks in Downtown Seattle and what they should be used for. In this article, I look at (very...

Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle: The Time To Act Is Now

Amid Seattle's rapidly growing inner neighborhoods remains the urban scar of I-5, a massive concrete and steel ribbon that is the lasting legacy of...