King County Planners Reject Urban Growth Area Expansion Proposals
Cities and counties throughout the region have been pushing to complete their comprehensive plan updates for the 2035 plan period, a 20-year planning horizon....
Holiday Video: The Problem with Public Hearings
All too often, public hearings increase costs and consume time without meaningfully impacting decisions. Uytae Lee of About Here digs into the history of the public hearing and its utility, and whether another paradigm is worth pursuing.
City Council Setting the Stage for Another Streetcar Showdown
Councilmember Herbold has proposed shelving the Center City Connector streetcar project once again and diverting $2.4 million in funding to Citywide hiring incentives.
The Seattle...
The Defund SPD Community Teach-In and the Layered Resistance to Change
Decriminalize Seattle and King County Equity Now are making a big ask. Their plan to reduce the Seattle Police Department budget is bound to...
Event Reminder: Seattle 2035 EIS Scoping and Comprehensive Plan Alternatives
As The Urbanist reported last week, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) will be holding an open house and presentation on the city's update to...
Seattle Mulls Changes To SEPA Thresholds For Infill Development
Seattle is mulling restoration of increased categorical exemptions for certain types of "infill development" from environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The...
Save Seattle: Tax, License & Insure Pedestrians
Throughout the City of Seattle, residents are seeing their neighborhood streets besieged by free-loading, scofflaws, also known as pedestrians. The crux of the problem...
Shoreline Parks Bond Returns for February 8th Ballot
After being 122 votes short from being validated in the April 27, 2021 special election, the Shoreline Parks Bond is back for another shot...