Workers Need Homes, So Why Isn’t Our Zoning Keeping Up With Job Growth?
When Bellevue boasted they would eat Seattle’s lunch last month, I am not sure they realized the housing crisis was on the full course...
The Alaskan Way Viaduct Must Come Down, Not Be Converted Into a Park, Part...
Editor's note: This is a two-part article cross-posted from The Northwest Urbanist, see Part 1. Yesterday, Scott covered the points of aesthetics and accessibility,...
Mayor Ed Murray To Sign Seattle 2035 Into Law
At a formal signing event this afternoon (1.30pm), Mayor Ed Murray will sign Seattle's new Comprehensive Plan (Seattle 2035) into law. The plan is an...
Let the Robots Write the Ordinance
Planners have a lot to wrestle with as ChatGPT comes to code drafting.
“In the era of rapid urbanization and evolving urban landscapes, the development...
Madison BRT: The Stakeholder Sessions
This past Wednesday and Thursday (November 19th & 20th) Seattle's Department of Transportation (SDOT) and their consultants from NelsonNygaard held a number of neighborhood...
Policy Lab: Ban Algorithmic Rental Price-Setting
At least half of Seattle's apartments are priced using algorithms like RealPage, which is facing a federal lawsuit for illegal price fixing. The Seattle City Council should ban such algorithms, Katie Wilson argues.
Top Urbanist Action: RSVP For Urbanist Volunteer Orientation
Start volunteering your time for urbanism: The Urbanist will hold its first (of what hopefully becomes regular) volunteer orientation. We'll walk through what the...
Denny Way Repaving Passes on “Large Opportunity” To Rethink Key Corridor
SDOT considered a laundry list of improvements, but most aren't moving forward.
As soon as next year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will start...