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PLUS Committee to create final microhousing legislation today

Image: Microhousing in Wallingford by Footprint. The long hard road to a new set of rules for microhousing may finally be coming to a conclusion....

Everett’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan update is still uncharted

Everett is updating its comprehensive plan. The choices that the city makes will influence building patterns in the city and nearby areas for decades...

Developer Fail: More Parking Than Apartment Units Isn’t TOD

When Link opened in 2009, it was expected to be a catalyst for transit-oriented development (TOD) in the Rainier Valley: MLK Way is littered...

Looking Behind the Common Sense Elements of City Life

Introduction Last month, in Moustiers Sainte Marie, France, I watched several shopkeepers return a lost young bird to a part of town closer to its natural...

Aufstockung: Innovative Density

Aufstockung is a German term for a vertical addition. That is, an increase in height by the addition of one or more floors to...

Waterfront Rezoning: The Commission District

On Tuesday, recommended zoning changes to the Seattle Waterfront were presented to the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability Committee by the Department of Planning...

Waterfront, Delridge and Ballard Updates

The PLUS Committee chaired by Councilman Mike O'Brien held a meeting on Tuesday, available on the Seattle Channel. In attendance were Department of Planning...

Micro-Housing Working Group Update

Last week was the first meeting for the micro-housing working group. Council Member Mike O'Brien announced the working group during a prior Planning, Land Use...