Council Passes Emergency Design Review Ordinance Easing Backlog
Last week, the Seattle City Council couldn't muster the votes to pass an emergency ordinance to keep design review moving during the pandemic era,...
Sunday Video: India’s Planned Capital City (Designed by Le Corbusier)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeFF3t41png
Dave Amos of City Beautiful takes a look at an Indian capital city, Chandigarh, to explore how two very different city building approaches--Garden City...
Nifty Examples of Mixed Use Buildings! Plus The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt #3: Alleys
A few years ago, I was shocked when a friend disclosed to me that he did not like mixed-use buildings and dreaded the fact...
City Council Fails in First Attempt to Pass Emergency Bill Setting Up Digital Design...
Onlooker and Seattle City Councilmember alike seemed to wonder what just happened yesterday after the city council rejected an emergency ordinance intended to continue...
Emergency Ordinance to Restart Design Review is an Opportunity to Expedite Permitting for All...
Since COVID-19 has made Seattle Design Review’s open meeting process impossible, on Monday, April 20th the city council is considering adoption of Council Bill...
Nine Totally Necessary Evolutionary Changes for Seattle’s Residential Neighborhoods
This is probably the first of a series of articles specifically looking at "Single Family" zoning in Seattle and how we pivot to smarter...
Readers Helped Us Find Missing Middle! Plus The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt #2
For me, the warm and sunny weather provided extra inspiration for close-to-home urban exploration, but as I was reminded by a reader, with Google...
Urbanist Scavenger Hunt: Find the “Missing Middle”
The Urbanist is kicking off its new weekly scavenger hunt series with a call for readers to search out examples of "missing middle" housing...