Right-Sizing Parking: City Council Weighs Reform
Off-street parking reform could come to Seattle soon. The city council is considering package possible changes recommended by the Mayor ranging from increasing bicycle...
Cutoff Deadline for State Housing, Transportation, and Environmental Bills Fast Approaching
In the past week, the Washington State Legislature has urgently moving bills to the floor for consideration and possible vote out of their chamber of...
Seattle City Council Approves Affordable Housing Plan for Uptown Site and Ped Plan
Yesterday, the Seattle City Council signed off an ordinance that could bring up to 100 more affordable housing units to Uptown. The city council...
Sizeism: Why Small Homes Belong in Fremont and Seattle-wide
The urbanist community spit-taked last week reading a glib op-ed in The Seattle Times that railed against a project planned for Fremont which includes...
Metro Everett Framework Moves Forward with Draft Plan
The City of Everett is moving ahead with its subarea planning effort to dramatically increase development capacity and remake the city's downtown core. Known...
Hearing Examiner Recommends UW Campus Master Plan Amid Community Concerns
Flying under the radar, the University of Washington's campus master plan update received a recommendation by Seattle Hearing Examiner Sue Tanner in mid-January. In...
What Is A Housing Emergency Really?
I want to tell you about 417 acres of land owned by the city of Seattle, about 1% of the Seattle that does not...
Nashville Contemplates $5.2 Billion Transit Package and Denser Future
People tend to think of country music rather than urbanism when they think of Nashville, but Tennessee's capital is plotting an urban transformation all...