Shoreline Votes to Ditch Parking Mandates, Legalize Neighborhood Cafes and Stores
In approving a unanimous update to its Comprehensive Plan, the Shoreline City Council is set to go well beyond the minimum requirements of state law in pursuit of creating additional housing options and more vibrant neighborhoods.
Harrell Official Minimizes Cuts to Housing Growth Centers as ‘Very Small’
After dozens of blocks were dropped from the One Seattle housing growth plan, planner Michael Hubner downplayed the changes as minimal. The Seattle Planning Commission painted the move as pushing the city is headed in the wrong direction.
City Council Rundown: Lake City Rezone, Renters Protected, Alley Vacated, And The Theodora Preserved
It was a packed agenda for the Seattle City Council yesterday with a range of land use and housing topics passing across the dais....
The Alaskan Way Viaduct Must Come Down, Not Be Converted Into a Park, Part...
Editor's note: This is cross-posted from The Northwest Urbanist.
A group of Seattle residents called Park My Viaduct is campaigning to convert the city's waterfront freeway...
Call to Action: Send a Washington Can’t Wait Letter
The Urbanist has joined Futurewise in its Washington Can't Wait campaign seeking to reform the Growth Management Act (GMA) to incorporate sustainability, equity, and...
Seattle 2035 Approved, Move-In Fee Reform Held Back
Seattle's multi-year process to update the city's Comprehensive Plan has come to its conclusion finding unanimous consent and approval from the City Council. A...
Wonkabout Washington: Equitable Public Engagement in a Pandemic
As we enter month three of life in a pandemic in Washington, planners, and community organizations are grappling with how to adapt our engagement...
Dubicki: It Is Not Too Soon
Middle age, quarterbacks, and "Don’t Look Up"
Here we are at the threshold of the most important celebration of the year: my birthday. As it...