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Land Use

Fridaygram: Wallingford Rowhouses

Over the weekend, I drove through Wallingford after picking up some groceries and along the way one particular row of houses caught my eye. At...

A Territorial Perspective: 970 Denny Way

Shinny, curvy, and tall. If there were any words to describe 970 Denny Way, those are it. Holland Partner Group is planning to transform nearly...

A Bright Light: Residence Inn at the Denny Triangle

A new hotel project could soon be breaking ground in what used to be a no-mans-land on the edge of Downtown Seattle. The Stonebridge...

The Crane @ Interbay

One project in Interbay embodies how big development can be accomplished at a definitively fine grain and tailored toward the human scale. The proposal...

Seattle City Council Notes: New Firearms Rules and Tax, City Enters Into Affordable Housing...

At a general legislative session yesterday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss a packed agenda. Topics ranged from the waterfront public space initiative to all-gender...

Woonerf in Northgate?

A new mixed-use project in the Northgate area may include a new “woonerf” as part of the site design. The imagery from the design documents...

Seattle Mayor Murray Withdraws HALA Proposals in Single-Family Areas

Less than two weeks after the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda's (HALA) release of recommendations, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is already pulling back on some proposals....

Seattle City Light’s Denny Substation

It wasn't all that long ago that public works projects were both functional and beautiful. Take a walk around many areas of Seattle and...