Missing Middle Housing, ADU, and Design Review Reforms Pass Second Chamber
With time ticking, a flurry of floor votes in Olympia advanced reforms of single-family zoning, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and design review, leaving concurrence...
Crisis Care Levies and School Bonds the Subjects of April Special Election
April 25 Ballot to Decide Operations and Construction Measures around Puget Sound.
Ballots have reached voters for the upcoming April special election, with the off-season,...
Join Us Tuesday for Talk with Councilmember Andrew Lewis
On Tuesday April 11th, Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis is our guest for The Urbanist monthly speaker series. Lewis won election in District 7...
Seattle Can Take Its New Tree Ordinance and Apply It to Itself
Unpave paradise and take down that parking lot.
Trees in Seattle are facing a new threat, not from beetles or the axe, but from...
State Lawmakers Must Pass Middle Housing Bill and Strip Poison Pill from TOD Bill
Many urbanists had high hopes that Senate Bill 5466 guaranteeing denser transit-oriented development (TOD) near rapid transit would sail through the State Legislature after...
Legislature Advances Narrower TOD and Missing Middle Bills
The legislative clock ticks closer to its late April conclusion this WALeg Wednesday.
In This Digest:
Important Bills At A Glance
Weekly Focus: Slim, Difficult Housing...
Op-Ed: Proposed Tree Legislation Awaits Its Turn to Add to Seattle’s Housing Woes
There’s a saying that the path of progress doesn’t follow a straight line. This has certainly been what I've experienced in my two decades...
Seattle Street Ends: West Seattle to South Park
Today we get to talk about fourteen incredible ready-to-visit street ends beginning in West Seattle and ending in South Park, plus a lovely waterfront...