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Plans and Policy

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...
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Home in Tacoma for All Coalition Seeks Greater Equity in Zoning Reforms

Home in Tacoma aims to overhaul Tacoma’s housing rules to allow greater flexibility in building practices. It will allow denser housing to be built...

Sound Transit Board Adopts Alignment for Lynnwood Link, Bellevue MOU

The Sound Transit Board met yesterday afternoon to vote on a slate of options for the Lynnwood Link extension and a Memorandum of Understanding...

Backyard Cottages: Return of the DADU

Last Wednesday, Councilmember Mike O'Brien hosted a well ­attended Lunch and Learn at Council Chambers featuring a panel of four detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU)...

Minimum Density Rules

Last summer, the national pharmacy chain CVS decided to enter the Seattle market, building new stores in Lower Queen Anne, Wallingford, and West Seattle....

Imagining a Car-Free Zone in Bellevue: Two Proposals

In most communities in America, cars, trucks and streets dominate the environment where people live. Heavy traffic and aggressive drivers make many roads smelly, noisy,...

Home in Tacoma Plan to Revamp Neighborhoods Moves into Implementation

With the official passage of Home in Tacoma in December 2021, the City of Tacoma is finally making moves towards Phase Two: implementation. This...

Sea-Tac Airport Sets Passenger Record, Plans Next Phase of Expansion Projects

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) set a new record of 52.6 million passengers in 2024, and the Port of Seattle is advancing an improvement plan to better accommodate 56 million passengers by 2032.