Harrell Growth Plan Would Produce Fewer Affordable Homes Than Alternative 5
The 1,300-page environmental review of the One Seattle plan shows that the Mayor's preferred plan would increase hardscape, tree removal, and greenhouse gas emissions, while decreasing affordable housing over broadly supported Alternative 5.
Updates to the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District
John Feit, President of PPUNC, provided a brief overview of the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District. The overlay district deploys an incentive program to encourage building character...
Honor Wallingford’s Streetcar History by Building Transit and Dense, Affordable Housing
Beginning with my great grandmother, three generations of women in my family lived in a craftsman home that has since been flattened into the...
Policy Timeline For The HALA Process In 2016
In Tuesday's meeting of the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee, Councilmembers heard from City staff on continued outreach and engagement efforts for the...
Snohomish County Contemplates Growth Scenarios Ranging from Urban Infill to Sprawl
Like many local governments, Snohomish County has kicked off their comprehensive planning process to meet a state-mandated deadline to update the county's 20-year growth...
Help Snohomish County Shape Future Communities Near Light Rail
On August 3rd, Snohomish County returned with a Summer Survey to continue their light rail planning process. When we last covered Snohomish County's Light...
Bellevue Councilmember Oversteps Authority to Block Additional Housing Capacity
In rejecting midrise zoning, Councilmember Robertson cited a handshake agreement with homeowners, worrying more homes would "unduly alarm the neighborhoods."
If completing legally-mandated, once-in-a-decade planning...
Central Puget Sound’s Transportation Funding Gap Tops $78 Billion Through 2050
Despite heavy attention on challenges funding transportation at the state level, shortfalls are projected to hit transit agencies and city transportation networks hardest. With few tools available to raise progressive transportation revenue at the local level, the future looks bleak without reform.