New digs: Amazon has agreed to a lease agreement in the Denny Triangle for a new 21-story tower by Trammell Crow.
Crystal ball: Crosscut says that the Seattle tech boom is just getting started.
A bold vision: Seattle Subway celebrates victory with Sound Transit 3 and hints at what’s next in their campaign.
High times: Seattle Housing Authority’s High Point neighborhood is getting a lot of new investment.
Revitalizing community: A community-led effort in Athens, Greece is carefully restoring 19th century buildings.
Vanishing point: The East Design Review Board looked at two projects this week, one in First Hill and another in the Central District.
Wise investments: As cities add bike facilities in America, cycling is getting safer.
Finding solid ground: The Washington State Department of Transportation is testing a new kind of bridge for SR-99 that can withstand even the biggest of earthquakes.
Troubled times: In the wake of the big Brexit vote, Londoners expect troubled times ahead for the nation’s capital.
Clean water: With a new EPA rule adopted, Washington’s salmon will be a lot healthier and so will our waters.
Trumped up: How much damage could Donald Trump do to American climate change policy?
Backlogged: Like many local planning agencies across North America, Toronto’s planners have a backlog of work.
An urban vision: Mark Hinshaw commends the new Urban Visions project built on Occidental Square Park.
Privabahn: An idea to partially privatize Germany’s Autobahn has been floated, but it could require a major cultural and constitutional change.
More service: King County passes a two-year budget with $1.6 billion headed for King County Metro Transit with 300,000 new service hours.
Another Madison park: Madison, Wisconsin is considering a proposal to build a waterfront park on a deck.
Natural gas-free: Amsterdam will ban the use of natural gas by 2050.
The Portland Model: Michael Anderson of the Portland for All movement says that PDX should make it difficult to build McMansions, but easier to build mid-block duplexes, corner triplexes, and accessory dwelling units, amongst other proposals.
Bridging governments: President Obama signed a new Executive Order requiring the federal government to work better with cities, counties, and tribal governments through a new government arm.
Map of the Week: Richard Florida says that the recent presidential election only reinforced America’s long-standing political divides.
Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable, livable, and diverse cities. He is especially interested in how policies, regulations, and programs can promote positive outcomes for communities. With stints in great cities like Bellingham and Cork, Stephen currently lives in Seattle. He primarily covers land use and transportation issues and has been with The Urbanist since 2014.