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The intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Othello Street.

Othello’s Transit-Oriented Housing Boom

The neighborhood near the Othello Link light rail station in Seattle’s South End has seen an impressive boom in market-rate and affordable rate housing...

Meet Nantes, Seattle’s Sister City in France

American cities can glean many policy pointers from this highly livable French city, which has a delegation visiting. This week delegates from Nantes, France, have...

East Main Village Redevelopment to Bring 1350 Homes, Office Space, and Retail Near Light...

Pacific Northwest developer Wig Properties recently announced plans to redevelop two parcels near the future East Main light rail station. Currently home to the...

Industrial [Parks]: Seattle’s Green Edges

For most folks, their mental image of a city park is somewhat focused, and kinda Victorian. It’s an Olmsted designed rolling green of trees...

Sunday Video: Planning For Massive Growth

Many American regions are grappling with how to deal with growing populations. Often, those are on a fairly small scale with easy solutions, but...

Heroes and Zeroes of the 2022 Washington State Legislature

The Washington State Legislature adjourned on March 10th with some significant wins and some very concerning whiffs. Republicans stayed true to their do nothing...

Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Needs to Meet Higher Expectations

Every eight years the City of Seattle has a chance to make progressive changes to how we grow ranging from jobs, amenities, mobility and...

Seattle’s Newest Inductees for the Hall of Fame (For Infuriating Maps)

Seattle has a history of infuriating maps. For its relatively young age as an official municipality, the place has produced amazing blood-boiling cartography. Some maps...