Public Hearing Tonight On Chinatown-International District Rezone
The area of Chinatown-International District is already zoned for tall buildings, but a new neighborhood zoning proposal could push building heights higher and allow...
FEIS For University District Urban Design Framework Released, Further Action Ahead
On January 8th, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the University District Urban Design Framework (UDUDF). Prior to this...
Councilmember Sawant Trolls House Republicans Who Proposed Ban On Commercial Rent Control
Commercial affordability has become a bigger issue in recent years Seattle due to speculation and rising rents and property values for commercial property. The...
Video: The Urbanist Seattle City Budget Workshop
Contributing Editor Ryan Packer and reporter Amy Sundberg broke down the 2024 budget proposed by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and set to be amended...
Top Urbanist Action: Attend an MHA Open House
Attend District 3 + 7 MHA Open Houses: The city has been hosting open houses to discuss zoning changes that would implement Mandatory Housing...
Shoreline Sends Parks Expansion to April 27th Ballot
In January, the Shoreline City Council voted to place a park improvement and park land acquisition bond measure on the April 27, 2021 special...
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...
Farewell to 2014: It Was the Year of The Urbanist
2014 was an unassuming year for The Urbanist. At the outset of it, The Urbanist was little more than an idea. But late January...