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Land Use

Shoreline Ponders 145th Street Station Subarea Plan

Shoreline has the opportunity to become a leader in transit-oriented development. Tonight at 7pm the Shoreline Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on...

PLUZ Committee Provides Guidance On Seattle 2035 Amendments

Yesterday, I highlighted the Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals that the Seattle City Council is wading through for the major update known as Seattle 2035....

Council Digs Into Seattle 2035, Considers 159 Amendment Proposals

This City Council will begin deliberations today on amendments to Seattle 2035, the City's major update to the Comprehensive Plan. As of August 10th, Council...

Ballard Urban Design Rezone Nears Final Approval

The face of Ballard has experienced remarkable change over the past decade with renewed interest in major developments like the Ballard Hotel, AMLI Mark 24,...

Council To Adopt Mandatory Housing Affordability Residential Program

The Seattle City Council is poised to pass a landmark housing and land use policy today that will complete a two-pronged framework centered on delivering...

Council Poised To Approve $149 Million North Precinct Design

The controversial, expensive, and seemingly rushed-through North Seattle police precinct is now headed for a vote of the full City Council on Monday, which...

City Council Rundown: Lake City Rezone, Renters Protected, Alley Vacated, And The Theodora Preserved

It was a packed agenda for the Seattle City Council yesterday with a range of land use and housing topics passing across the dais....

City Council Looks Toward 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendments

Work is well underway in updating Seattle's Comprehensive Plan as part of the Seattle 2035 program. And while that is close to adoption, the City...