Land Use

In rejecting midrise zoning, Councilmember Robertson cited a handshake agreement with homeowners, worrying more homes would "unduly alarm the neighborhoods." If completing legally-mandated, once-in-a-decade planning...

A trip to Cedar Hills Regional Landfill shows garbage’s disappearing act is an illusion. There’s a great episode of 99 Percent Invisible that compares residential waste collection...

North American cities are known for their wide, gridded streets which stand in stark contrast to European city streets that tend to be narrower...

There's a segment of Americans and Canadians that like to say that good urbanism can't be replicated in North American cities because their countries...

Street improvements are often long and drawn-out affairs. Pop-up projects can show otherwise. Urban projects can take a significant amount of time and financing to...

Participate in creating a better future for Seattle's deadliest road. Here at The Urbanist, we have devoted quite a bit of coverage to Aurora Avenue...

This week Ray Dubicki and I chat about the policy changes that have been proposed for Seattle's industrial zones. These policies have been in...

Through May and June, Seattle’s City Council will be considering a comprehensive rezoning of the city’s industrial lands. The changes are a long time...