Sunday Video: A Green Duwamish
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Green/Duwamish Watershed Strategy by King County on Vimeo.
Seattle 2035: One Last Chance
Editor’s Note: In case you missed our previous coverage of Seattle 2035, check out DPD’s Background Report, which covers the city’s planning data from 1995-2012.
The Department of Planning...
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...
Transit Agencies Waive Fares on New Years Eve
Transit systems in the Puget Sound region will once again offer fare-free New Years Eve rides. The exception in Pierce Transit, which is charging...
Pierce County Poised to Be First to Designate Countywide Centers in Puget Sound
Pierce County could be the first county to implement a local option under the Regional Centers Framework, an arm of the Regional Growth Strategy...
Seattle City Council Rejects Bid for Larger Transportation Levy
The transportation levy on Seattle ballots this fall won't grow beyond $1.55 billion, despite a push by transportation advocacy groups to go bigger. A Morales-backed amendment to increase the levy's size failed Tuesday.
Map of the Week: Seattle’s New Long-Range Rail Plan Goes Big
Seattle's new long-range plan for high capacity transit echoes vision maps created by Seattle Subway and advanced by The Urbanist.
Seattle's long-range rail transit vision...
Op-Ed: Seattle Council Should Scale Up Neighborhood Centers in Growth Plan
On Monday, June 23, the Seattle City Council is holding a public hearing on the One Seattle growth plan. Housing advocates must defend the 29 neighborhood centers in the plan and push to add more. Jazmine Smith lays out the case for these eight additions.