Uptown Urban Design Framework Emerges From Final EIS

Bigger buildings and thousands of new residents and jobs could be headed to Uptown in the coming years, depending on the outcome of an...

How Housing Markets Aren’t Like Musical Chairs

That The Urbanist disagrees with Sightline Institute about Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program is hardly news. I'll try not to beat a dead horse....

Contract Rezone Will Bring MHA Units To Lower Queen Anne

Lower Queen Anne is poised to see construction of a new multi-family residential development (203 W Republican St) on the corner of W Republican St and...

PLUZ Considers Refinements To The Downtown/SLU Rezones

The rezone proposals for Downtown Seattle and South Lake Union (SLU) could be getting a handful of refinements. The Seattle Planning, Land Use, and...

Roosevelt Community Feedback On Draft MHA Rezones

In early December last year, community members of the Roosevelt neighborhood met for a community workshop to discuss the draft Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones for...

More Courage To Pedestrianization

Could E Pike Street between 12th Avenue and Broadway look like this pedestrian zone in Boston? The trend towards a more walk-able and pedestrian-friendly Seattle is...

Sound Transit Shares Roosevelt TOD Stakeholder Priorities

Sound Transit held an open house last night in the Roosevelt neighborhood to discuss priorities for transit-oriented development (TOD). The transit agency has three...

Call To Action: Support The Downtown/SLU Rezones On Monday

The first public hearing on the Downtown/South Lake Union Rezone is 6pm Monday (March 13th) at City Hall, and we encourage you to testify. Show up...