Plans and Policy

UW Campus Master Plan and 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Approved by City Council

On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved an update to the University of Washington Campus Master Plan. The approval wraps up a two-year planning...

Everett Adopts Rezones Topping Out at 25 Stories

In September, the Everett City Council adopted a comprehensive overhaul to zoning and development regulations in Downtown Everett and several adjacent districts. The adopted...

Tacoma on the Move: Pierce Transit’s Vision for a Growing City

Tacoma is growing. City, county, and regional leaders and planners are working to meet this growth with transportation options aligned with state mandates and...

Seattle Transit Shelter Modernization Plan Shelved, Forgoing $97 Million Or More In Advertising Revenue

Cities across the country are trying to improve their public realms by putting an emphasis on enhancing the pedestrian and transit user experience. Seattle...

Everett Transit Delivers A Painful Restructuring Plan; It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

Everett Transit is in the midst of a painful service restructuring planning process. Fresh off its long-range planning effort to develop a path to...

It’s Time: Pike/Pine Protected Bike Lanes Will Transform Seattle’s Bike Network

Seattle's approach to building bicycle infrastructure often has the appearance of an earnest toddler desperately throwing spaghetti against the wall. That spaghetti isn't nothing--the...

Renton Lays Out Ambitious Civic Core Plan

Renton is one of our metro area’s fastest growing big cities. According to the Puget Sound Regional Council, only Seattle, Bellevue, and Federal Way grew...

Uptown Advocates Demand Better Multimodal Plan for Seattle Center Arena Renovation

On Wednesday, the Uptown Alliance, in conjunction with several other advocacy groups, issued a blistering comment letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS,...