Land Use

Sunday Video: Indicator Species of the West

https://youtu.be/T6BzZcKyJiI Vox explains how the sage grouse is an indicator species in the American West and why the fossil fuel industry poses a serious threat...
The City of Olympia created this Missing Middle graphic which hints rowhouses are in their vision.

Embracing the Middle: Olympia’s Struggle for Housing Diversity Wages On

Early this year, Minneapolis made headlines when it decided to eliminate restrictive single-family zoning laws citywide. Others followed. Oregon passed a measure that requires...
Aerial photo of Downtown Kirkland waterfront as of 2011. (Photo by Jelson25 / Wikimedia Commons)

King County Designates Downtown Kirkland a Regional Growth Center

Kirkland is all but assured that its city center will be designated as a Regional Growth Center. In November, the King County Council took...
Rendering of residential towers and mixed industrial maker space with proposed salt water marsh. BE 405/505 project group “Urban Assemblage.”

Armory Development Authority Could Unlock Visionary Interbay Plans

Last week, the Washington Department of Commerce released a report about the future of the Interbay Armory site. After months of deliberation, their blue...

The Case for Burying I-5 in a Deep-Bore Tunnel

Interstate 5: It's ugly, ubiquitous, and almost universally hated. It's a wall that separates one side of Seattle from the other. It's noisy and...

Sunday Video: Black Friday Parking

https://youtu.be/-XscydK-3LI Dave Amos talks about parking regulations and parking demand in relation to the Black Friday shopping day. He also does a case study of...
Backyard cottages like this one should be coming to Burien thanks to the City's new reform. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Burien Encourages Accessory Dwelling Units in New Reform

On Monday, the Burien City Council approved a slate of accessory dwelling unit (ADU) reforms. The reforms should make it easier to build ADUs...

Federal Way Is Planning a Transit-Oriented District

Federal Way is working through the initial stages of a subarea planning process in the southern portion of the city. The "City South"...