The Seattle Times On Single-Family Zoning: Inflammatory and Factually Inaccurate
After a bold release by The Seattle Times yesterday, we learned that a series of possible changes to building typologies could be on the way for...
Improvements to Seattle’s Design Review Program
The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is engaging with stakeholders and residents to develop improvements for the City's Design Review Program. In 1994,...
Sunday Video: The Revitalization of Central Melbourne
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Central Melbourne experienced decline in the 1980s, with many residents and businesses moving to the suburbs. The Cerebral City highlights approaches which revitalized the city's public spaces,...
Map(s) of The Day: Historic Seattle Zoning
The Seattle City Clerk's website keeps an expansive online repository of historic zoning maps. I seem to always find myself perusing the 1923 maps in...
Seattle 2035 Transportation Element
A week ago I sat down after work in a Pioneer Square pub with five young men to discuss the Transportation Element and Transportation Appendix of...
Take Action: Speak Up For Lowrise Housing
Seattle could soon see significant changes to Lowrise zoning development regulations if the City Council passes legislation on the issue. Spurred on by many neighbor...
Speaking Up For Lowrise Housing
Given the challenge posed by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's directive to add 50,000 new housing units in the next ten years, you might think...
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...