Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Needs to Meet Higher Expectations
Every eight years the City of Seattle has a chance to make progressive changes to how we grow ranging from jobs, amenities, mobility and...
Everett Is Developing A Bold Downtown Area Plan
The City of Everett is working through a major downtown area masterplanning effort dubbed "Metro Everett". The plan is taking a broad look at...
Sound Transit Board Pledges Stronger Commitment to ‘Regionalism’
The idea of how the Sound Transit board can reset with a greater emphasis on making decisions through a regional lens was one of the primary topics at this week's Sound Transit board retreat.
Vital Growth Management Bills Move to the Senate
Washington Can't Wait Week of Action is March 15th-19th.
It’s the third quarter of the Washington Legislative session. The body’s major (self-imposed) hurdle has been...
U District Design Guidelines To Get Major Overhaul
The University District is a neighborhood experiencing fast-paced change as new development takes shape in the heat of Seattle's historic building boom. A significant...
Pronto! Emerald City Cycle Share Revealed
We've been anticipating the launch for the Puget Sound Bike Share (PSBS) for quite some time now, and we still have a while to...
Sunday Video: Can Trains Save Seattle?
City Beautiful's urbanism content creator, Dave Amos, recently visited the Seattle area to explore future transit-oriented development sites and the planning that is going...
HALA Recomendations Are A Huge Win For Affordable Housing
Over the last two months the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) recommendations garnered tremendous debate, some of which nearly killed the historic...