Snohomish County Selects Two Preferred Light Rail Station Locations, Begins Subarea Planning
Snohomish County has formally identified preferred locations for two light rail stations, between Everett and Lynnwood, planned in urban unincorporated areas as part of...
Midweek Video: The Case Against Single-Family Zoning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajSEIdjkU8E&t=83s
In a relatively short video, Dave Amos, the presenter of City Beautiful, examines the problems of exclusive single-family zoning. He challenges the paradigm, urging...
Sunday Video: Skinny Toronto Home As A Prototype
https://youtu.be/PfqXqJxwFfI
With a 16-foot wide lot in the middle of a city, what can be done to build a single residence for a family?
Your Friendly Neighborhood Industrial Use, Part 3
The Terrible No-good Very Bad Use Table
Over this series of articles, I am laying out an argument that Seattle should mix industrial uses in...
Construction Industry Can Partially Restart, Governor Inslee Decrees
Most construction projects in Washington have been stalled out since mid-March when Governor Jay Inslee deemed the industry largely non-essential, except for critical infrastructure...
Sunday Video: India’s Planned Capital City (Designed by Le Corbusier)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeFF3t41png
Dave Amos of City Beautiful takes a look at an Indian capital city, Chandigarh, to explore how two very different city building approaches--Garden City...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Industrial Use, Part 2
How did we get here?
Over this series of articles, I am laying out an argument that Seattle should mix industrial uses in our residential...
Nine Totally Necessary Evolutionary Changes for Seattle’s Residential Neighborhoods
This is probably the first of a series of articles specifically looking at "Single Family" zoning in Seattle and how we pivot to smarter...