Land Use

A Conversation with Newly Retired Councilmember Rob Johnson

After ushering in the expansions of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) to all of Seattle's urban villages with a unanimous vote, District 4 Councilmember Rob...

PSRC Charting Path to Accommodate 1.8 Million More Residents in Central Puget Sound by...

Over the next 30 years, the Central Puget Sound Region is slated to grow by more than 1.8 million residents and 1.2 million jobs....
The Armory site in Interbay composes 25 acres. (State of Washington)

Could the Interbay Armory Become a Mixed-Use District?

The armory in Interbay could find itself revamped from a military installation to a new urban district. In 2018, the Washington State Legislature tasked...

Conversation Moves Forward on How To Reduce Displacement in Seattle

With Mandatory Housing Affordability in place in all urban villages, Seattleites are seeking additional answers for how to decrease displacement of low-income residents. At the...

Open House Kicks Off Station Area Planning for 130th and 145th Street Light Rail

Light rail is coming to North Seattle and in transit-years, 2024 is just around the corner! The City of Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD)...

Seattle Explores Transportation Impact Fees

Impact fees have been on the radar in Seattle for many years now. The city is the largest jurisdiction in the state to forego...

An Introduction to Impact Fees in Washington State

The Puget Sound region is booming with new development, more residents and jobs, and demand for increasingly stretched public services, whether they be roads,...

Let’s Build a Dense, Climate-Resilient EcoDistrict in Seattle’s Interbay

On Tuesday, My Ballard published that the state was looking for input on a nearly 25 acre parcel of land that it owns, adjacent to the...