Local Architect Renders Highrise Seattle of the Near Future
Earlier this week, renderings of future highrise Seattle appeared on local social media showing an astonishing change to the city skyline over the next...
City Council Greenlights Seattle Asian Art Museum Expansion
The Seattle Asian Art Museum expansion and rehabilitation project cleared a major hurdle on Monday. During their normal weekly meeting, the Seattle City Council...
Seattle and King County Metro Solicit Feedback on Bus Hubs
Seattle and King County Metro Transit are working together to accommodate development of "bus hubs" in Seattle neighborhoods. Metro wants to consolidate the location...
Building the Compassionate City
We shape our cities, and afterwards our cities shape us, to paraphrase Winston Churchill. In this, he eloquently drew a line between the built...
EIS Scoping Report for Backyard Cottages in Seattle Released
On Monday, a scoping report on reforming backyard cottage (also known as "accessory dwelling units" or "ADUs") regulations in Seattle was released. The scoping...
Overpopulation: Sci-Fi Truths and Anti-Growth Fictions
I was walking through North Capitol Hill the other day, when I saw a City of Seattle “proposed land use action” sign, and affixed...
Sunday Video: Three Years of Change in Seattle’s Skyline
https://youtu.be/-2MTiUGvqyE
In this short video, three years of urban development and change across South Lake Union, Denny Triangle, Belltown, Queen Anne, and Westlake are captured...
Neighborhood Parking Reform: A First Glimpse for the Seattle City Council
Neighborhood parking reforms could soon be headed to a block near you. A suit of regulatory changes are being reviewed by the Seattle City...