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...
Aerial photo of Downtown Kirkland waterfront as of 2011. (Photo by Jelson25 / Wikimedia Commons)

King County Designates Downtown Kirkland a Regional Growth Center

Kirkland is all but assured that its city center will be designated as a Regional Growth Center. In November, the King County Council took...

2013-2014 Amendments to Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan

Seattle's Comprehensive Plan is a constantly evolving policy document. Beyond the state-required update every 10 years, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan can be made annually...
Fort Lawton include patchy grass and drab concrete low slung buildings and garages that used to serve the military installation.

Harrell Proposes Doubling Affordable Housing at Fort Lawton Site to Overcome Impasse

The move could be a jolt to a long-delayed plan for the decommissioned site, spreading infrastructure costs across more homes -- if the bid...

Why I Support The U District Rezone

Here is the extended version of the one-minute public comment I delivered about 30 minutes into the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) committee...

Transportation Levy to Move Seattle Legislation

Members of the Seattle City Council will meet today for a special ad hoc meeting of their Select Committee on Transportation Funding. Council members will...

Wallingford RPZ Proposal Moves Forward With Two New Zones

In Wallingford, several restricted parking zones (RPZs) are already in force. For the better part of a year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...

A Streetcar Named Connector: A New Line In The Making

Back in September, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held their latest round of public open houses on the Seattle Streetcar to discuss the...