Plans and Policy

Seattle 2035 Approved, Move-In Fee Reform Held Back

Seattle's multi-year process to update the city's Comprehensive Plan has come to its conclusion finding unanimous consent and approval from the City Council. A...

Voice Your Support For The Comp Plan On Monday

The Seattle City Council is expected to vote on the Seattle 2035 Comp Plan at its meeting 2pm Monday (October 17th). We encourage urbanists to...

Portage Bay Park Moves Ahead To Final Design

A vision for a new park on the shores of Portage Bay has finally come into view. In August, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) received approval...

Let’s Talk Inclusionary Zoning: An Interview With Gerrit Knaap

Below is an interview transcript with Gerrit Knaap. This transcript is part of a series of interviews that are meant to shed light on...

Rainier Beach Updates Its Neighborhood Plan

The Seattle City Council passed a Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update, among many other things at a busy September 26th meeting. The plan focuses...

High Time For High-Rise: Reduced Rezones Do Not Reduce Displacement

We've been arguing for taller development outside of Downtown for a while; unfortunately, the City has added no high-rise zones in preliminary Mandatory Housing Affordability...

How HALA Rezones Would Increase Capacity

Rezones are on the horizon for many areas in Seattle as part of Mayor Ed Murray's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda. Giving an early...

Introducing The Move Seattle Dashboard

One of the main points made by the anti-movement in the lead up to last year's vote on a Seattle-specific transportation levy, the nine-year Levy to...