Share the City: Support the Full HALA Recommendations
Last week, amid much histrionics, The Seattle Times leaked a draft report of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee. Owen chimed in...
Mayor’s Housing Committee Proposes Modifying Seattle’s Single-Family Zoning
On Tuesday afternoon The Seattle Times' Danny Westneat broke the news (in an inflammatory manner) that Mayor Ed Murray's committee on housing may recommend making...
Four Key Takeaways on the Draft HALA Recommendations
I think it's a good thing that within hours of Danny Westneat leaking the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee draft recommendations, it...
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
https://vimeo.com/131396094
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...