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A Conversation on Manufacturing in Cities with “Recast Your City” Author Ilana Preuss

Recast Your City is subtitled “How to save your downtown with small-scale manufacturing,” which gives the impression that it’s a one trick book. But...

Midweek Video: How South Korea Built a City Out of The Sea

Bloomberg QuickTake shares how a new city district was built out of the sea in Seoul. The new city, however, has real challenges despite...

Snohomish County Sets New 20-Year Community Growth Targets

Snotrac Coalition worries the plan won't put enough growth equitably near high-capacity transit. Snohomish County planning authorities have all but signed off on new growth...
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Alderwood Mall Mixes Big Box Stores with Apartment Homes

As Lynnwood adapts to a growing population and light rail's impending arrival in 2024, zoning changes are reshaping the city, primarily the newly designated...

Sunday Video: Every Neighborhood Should Have A Corner Store

City Beautiful takes on the corner store and explains why they're so good for communities and why they are so rare today in most...
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Seattle’s Crown Hill Action Plan Centers Walkability and Community

In November, Seattle's Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) released their draft Crown Hill Urban Action Plan. The scope of this plan is...

Want to Fight for Housing Affordability, Sprawl Prevention, and Climate Friendly Policy? Join us.

Washington State 2022 Legislative Session Lunch & Learn, Friday, December 10th, 12:15-1pm. Join online here. From the housing affordability crisis, to the need to...
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Workers Need Homes, So Why Isn’t Our Zoning Keeping Up With Job Growth?

When Bellevue boasted they would eat Seattle’s lunch last month, I am not sure they realized the housing crisis was on the full course...