Unraveling the Problem Called Interbay
Early this year, a call went out that the Interbay Armory Advisory Committee was looking for community proposals on what to do with 25...
Seattle Needs A Housing Politics Movement Like Germany’s Wohnungspolitik
Actually, Seattle needed a cohesive and comprehensive Wohnungspolitik 40 years ago, but late is better than never. What is a Wohnungspolitik? The literal translation from German is...
Residents Push for 2024 Opening of 130th St Link Station, Consider Zoning Changes
At a recent light rail station planning event for future Link stations at NE 130th Street NE and NE 145th Street, people crowded into...
Mountlake Terrace Readies Town Center for Light Rail with 12-Story Zoning
Mountlake Terrace adopted notable changes to its primary urban node, expanding its boundaries and increasing development capacity near its future Link station. The city...
An In-City Growth Cap Is Climate Arson
This summer saw two published pieces that are at the center of the struggle over housing in the United States--entrenched, well-off homeowners averse to...
A New Skyline for a New Seattle
“Beyond a certain critical mass each structure becomes a monument, or at least raises that expectation through its size alone, even if the sum...
U District Rises as Light Rail Approaches
The Northgate Link Extension will open in 2021, but the neighborhoods around the stations are already transforming. We're taking a closer look at the...
The Roosevelt Rush: Building Boom Anticipates Light Rail’s Arrival
The Roosevelt neighborhood has the makings of a huge transit-oriented development success story. A building boom is underway, protected bike lanes have recently gone...