Plans and Policy

Waterfront, Delridge and Ballard Updates

The PLUS Committee chaired by Councilman Mike O'Brien held a meeting on Tuesday, available on the Seattle Channel. In attendance were Department of Planning...

Workforce Housing Recommendations

Seattle's council has spent a lot of the last year trying to figure out how to address housing costs. Continuing this conversation, four council members...

Micro-Housing Working Group Update

Last week was the first meeting for the micro-housing working group. Council Member Mike O'Brien announced the working group during a prior Planning, Land Use...

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...

Choose Alternative 4 for the University District

Editor's Note: For a more in-depth primer on the University District Urban Design Framework, see our background article on the project. This is a pivotal...

University District Urban Design Framework

For the past few years, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has been developing a design framework for the University District. The University...

Seattle 2035: Key Directions Event

Editor's Note: In case you missed our previous coverage of Seattle 2035, check out our last article on the update process. The Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD)...

Event Reminder: Broadway Streetcar Extension Open House

Tonight from 6pm to 8pm there will be an open house for the Broadway Streetcar extension at Lowell Elementary. This will be an opportunity...