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Plans and Policy

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...
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Seattle Council Sets the Stage for a Potential Multiplex Boom

The Seattle City Council added a series of series of height and density bonuses for stacked flats as they amended Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed update to the City's Comprehensive Plan in September. The bonuses could unleash the city's former single family zones to create a stacked flat multiplex boom, ranging up to 12-plexes.

Broadway Streetcar Extension Curtailed to Roy Street

For the past few years, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been working on a plan to extend the First Hill Streetcar northward. Terminus options...

Harrell Administration Not Ready to Issue Bonds for Bridges, Council Pushes Back

Councilmember Pedersen criticized Mayor Harrell for delaying his requested $100 million bridge bond, but the Mayor said it was the fiscally responsible decision. During last...

Adopted Regional Transportation Plan Isn’t Aligned With 2030 Climate Goals

Just a few months after adopting a long range transportation plan intended to guide investments through 2050, staff at the Puget Sound Regional Council...

PLUZ Considers 2017 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments

On Friday, the Seattle City Council considered a slate of possible amendments to the City's comprehensive plan during a meeting of the Planning, Land...

Café Streets: From Pandemic Response to Permanent Program

The Seattle City Council is considering a bill to extend cafe street and outdoor dining permits until January 2023. The popular program arose during...

Metro Refines 2016 U-Link Connections Proposal

Today, King County Metro released a more refined "Alternative 3" for how bus service could be restructured around Seattle's two new light stations, opening...