Adopted Regional Transportation Plan Isn’t Aligned With 2030 Climate Goals
Just a few months after adopting a long range transportation plan intended to guide investments through 2050, staff at the Puget Sound Regional Council...
Housing Policy Lessons From Vienna, Part II
Allowing multi-family housing in all residential zones, and aggressively promoting private bidding lowers housing costs.
Part II: Zoning and Development in Vienna
Previously, I discussed demographic...
Uptown Urban Design Framework Emerges From Final EIS
Bigger buildings and thousands of new residents and jobs could be headed to Uptown in the coming years, depending on the outcome of an...
The Urbanist Events Calendar
Welcome to December 2022 Edition
Now that the carnage of Budget Season has passed, we can move to more pressing concerns. Comprehensive plan meetings! Also,...
Burien Encourages Accessory Dwelling Units in New Reform
On Monday, the Burien City Council approved a slate of accessory dwelling unit (ADU) reforms. The reforms should make it easier to build ADUs...
Durkan’s 2022 SDOT Budget Would Revive Downtown Streetcar, But Makes Few Waves
A "cost-to-continue budget" is how Kris Castleman, the Seattle Department of Transportation's Finance and Administration Division, described the 2022 budget proposed by Mayor Jenny...
Seattle Community Councils Push Against Restoring Neighborhood Growth Centers
Neighborhood groups are pushing back on additional density in Wallingford, West Seattle, and Queen Anne. An amendment from Alexis Mercedes Rinck to restore eight growth centers dropped from the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan at an earlier stage is front-and-center.
Updated Seattle Growth Plan Adds Five Neighborhood Anchors, Bigger Fourplexes
An updated version of Seattle's 20-year growth plan includes additional opportunities for housing density, but mostly retains the city's longstanding pattern of walling off lower-density areas of the city.