Land Use

Reminder: The First Hill Public Realm Action Plan Open House

First Hill Public Realm Action Plan Open House When Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 5 – 7pm Where Town Hall 1119 8th Ave Seattle, WA 98101 What First Hill’s growing residential population, cultural...

New Belltown Tower Under Review, Denny Triangle Tower Nears Recommendation

Another skyscraper could soon join the Seattle skyline, this time in Belltown. 3rd and Lenora Tower--as it is known--is the brainchild (permit number 3018686) of long-time...

How Fast Can Everett Really Grow?

The City of Everett is in the process of updating its comprehensive plan, which happens to be right in the middle of the city's...

The First Hill Public Realm Action Plan

Connecting parks & public space to enhance mobility & livability in First Hill The City of Seattle will be holding an open house to discuss...

Farewell to 2014: It Was the Year of The Urbanist

2014 was an unassuming year for The Urbanist. At the outset of it, The Urbanist was little more than an idea. But late January...

Microhousing Under New Code, Greenwood Project in Design Review

Seattle's Design Review Program has a lot of upcoming meetings for new projects in the New Year, but one in particular has caught our attention....

Comment on the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has an initiative to establish policies and goals for housing affordability and livability within the city. The Mayor's initiative is...

Tweet of the Week: Mismatch in style and height is A okay

  Last week, yours truly was in New York City. Streetscapes like the one in the tweet below were very typical whether in Manhattan, the...