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Plans and Policy

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...
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Housing Notes: 16-Story Tower Proposed in Kirkland and 114 Middle-Income Homes in West Seattle

The Puget Sound Regional Council adopted a Regional Housing Strategy which could have a big impact on housing growth -- if cities and counties...

The One Seattle Plan Needs a Bold Alternative 6 

Seattle has grown much faster than planners and policymakers predicted, which means our planning framework needs to be nimble. Every ten years Seattle makes...

Preparing For Takeoff: Seatac Airport’s Big Expansion Plans

The Port of Seattle is working through an update to its Airport Master Plan for Seatac. This planning effort comes at a critical time...

Transportation Impact Fees Chugging Ahead with Lame Duck Council

The Seattle City Council is set to take a major step toward implementing a transportation impact fee program, following a public hearing on the...

U-District Open Space Forum Wraps Up

The third and final public meeting on an update to the U-District neighborhood's park plan was held on Wednesday night. Like the first meeting...

Obama Is A YIMBY

Yesterday the White House released a document called the "Housing Development Toolkit" that stirred major excitement among housing advocates and Yes In My Backyard...

Broaden the Boom: How to Rezone Single-Family Seattle

The early consensus among Seattle mayoral candidates around adding housing options in single-family residential zones excited urbanists and those looking to expand affordable housing...