King County Designates Downtown Kirkland a Regional Growth Center
Kirkland is all but assured that its city center will be designated as a Regional Growth Center. In November, the King County Council took...
Google Planned New Sustainable High-Rise Campus in Kirkland
Update: On January 20th, 2023, the City of Kirkland announced that Google will not be proceeding with the sale of the Lee Johnson site...
Seattle Set to Double Down on Arbitrary Parking Mandates
Despite being a longtime parking reform leader, Seattle is set to require off-street parking, even as it unlocks significant housing capacity near transit. This will make housing harder to build.
Op-Ed: Boost Seattle’s Growth Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis
The path forward is clear: a revised and ambitious Comprehensive Plan that should reform zoning rules and housing policies to allow more homes of all shapes and sizes; and incentivize affordable housing and homeownership.
North Seattle Needs Industrial Zones
New rules provide opportunities to develop employment centers north of the Ship Canal.
Now that the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development has completed...
Call to Action: HALA Testimony
The Seattle City Council will hear public comment on the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee recommendations on Wednesday at 5:30pm.
People opposed to...
Proposed Tree Protection Ordinance Hopes to Grow Seattle’s Canopy
Councilmember Strauss introduces legislation to regulate 70,000 additional trees – but will the effort to boost canopy coverage to 30% slow down housing creation?
After...
Action Reminder: Choose Alternative 4 for University District
As we wrote about last week, the Seattle Department of Planing and Development (DPD) is working on a comprehensive plan to realign zoning, transportation, open...