North Seattle Land [Ab]Use Bike Ride Recap
Last September, I led a 30-person deep bike ride from Ballard to Wallingford for The Urbanist. Ages ranged from four to mid-70s, we had...
Share The Cities Lays the Community Engagement Groundwork at Jackson Park
Volunteers are canvassing the neighborhood to learn more about the community's hopes for what light rail will bring to this forgotten corner of Seattle.
Today...
S-Campus Shows Seattle’s Industrial Land Use Policies Need a Reset
This week, the S-Campus was given the green light for construction. The 1.2 million square foot project sits just off the southern edge of...
Together We Can Make Housing Affordability Mandatory in Seattle
This year, we have an opportunity to make Seattle housing more affordable. The question is this: will we share our growth and prosperity, or...
2018: Seattle’s Year of the Grassroots Pro-Housing Activists
Randy Shaw, whose new book 'Generation Priced Out' is getting notable press, claimed that 2018 was: "The year of the YIMBY (Yes in My...
City Council Poised to Reform Implementation of LOS Standards and New U District, Uptown...
On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council's held the last Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee meeting of the year. Three items were on the...
UW Campus Master Plan and 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Approved by City Council
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved an update to the University of Washington Campus Master Plan. The approval wraps up a two-year planning...
Sunday Video: The Problems With Rebuilding Beaches
https://youtu.be/e3ZYaL0Q9os
In this video, Vox explores economic, social, and enviornments issues with efforts to rebuild beaches in America.