Plans and Policy

PLUS Committee to create final microhousing legislation today

Image: Microhousing in Wallingford by Footprint. The long hard road to a new set of rules for microhousing may finally be coming to a conclusion....

Effort To Make UW Master Plan More Equitable Goes Public

The University of Washington (UW) released the final details of their campus master plan on Wednesday. As reported in earlier coverage, the UW expects...
Mayor Harrell smiles in a gray suit outside a brick storefront.

Seattle Risks Missing 2024 Comprehensive Plan Deadline with Continued Delays

The draft plan still isn't out, which is worrying housing advocates. But success is still within reach. Last year, the City of Seattle had planned...
Elects and pro cricketers at Tollgate Farm Park

Elevate Cricket in Incoming Bellevue, Kirkland, and Seattle Parks Levies

Move aside pickleball, it's time to give another rapidly growing sport in the Puget Sound the limelight. “Cricket has seen an exponential growth in...
Someone riding a lime bike across a bike lane in Capitol Hill with a bus behind them

As Development Slows, Seattle Eyes Transportation Impact Fee Projects

The Seattle City Council is closer than ever to tapping a new source of revenue for transportation projects, with councilmembers from opposite sides of...
School crossing guards are a low paid, but essential position. Seattle Public Schools has struggled to recruit and train school crossing guards in recent years. (Credit: Nicholas Pilch)

Council Takes Initial Steps to Fix Childcare in Seattle

Of all the unexpected systems that the pandemic has laid bare, the crisis has shown childcare to be uniquely scattered and broken. By closing...

Mayor Murray Commissions Industrial Lands Advisory Panel To Begin Work

The manufacturing, industrial, and maritime sectors are in important feature of Seattle's economy and vitality. Over the past few decades, the industrial lands of...

Council Digs Into Seattle 2035, Considers 159 Amendment Proposals

This City Council will begin deliberations today on amendments to Seattle 2035, the City's major update to the Comprehensive Plan. As of August 10th, Council...