Plans and Policy

Sunday Video: RiverCity Gothenburg

Göteborg is thinking big. The Swedish city is under going a major conversation about how to accommodate new residents, jobs, and services over the next...

Preparing For Takeoff: Seatac Airport’s Big Expansion Plans

The Port of Seattle is working through an update to its Airport Master Plan for Seatac. This planning effort comes at a critical time...

Endorsement: Convention Center Addition Public Benefit Requests

The Urbanist Board of Directors has submitted a letter to the Seattle Department of Transportation endorsing several neighborhood organizations' public benefit requests for the...

Sunday Video: 25 Years Of The Growth Management Act

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA), King County highlights how this legislation was instrumental in guiding careful planning to...

Policy Timeline For The HALA Process In 2016

In Tuesday's meeting of the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee, Councilmembers heard from City staff on continued outreach and engagement efforts for the...

More Pot Shops In Seattle? It’s All In The Zoning

Let's talk pot. Washington voters passed Initiative 502, a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana production and consumption through the state, by a healthy margin in...

Seattle Will Work Through A Litany Of Planning Issues In 2016

2016 promises to be a very busy year for urban planning issues in Seattle. In the first meeting of the new Planning, Land Use,...

King County Planners Reject Urban Growth Area Expansion Proposals

Cities and counties throughout the region have been pushing to complete their comprehensive plan updates for the 2035 plan period, a 20-year planning horizon....