What A Micro-Housing Stakeholder Group Can Achieve
Background
Micro-housing (often referred to as apodments) are small units, which are usually less than 300 square feet in size. They tend to be occupied...
Why Do We Write About Cities?
When we write about cities, sometimes we do best when we take the metrics away.
In 2011, amid a visit to San Francisco and just...
Is Seattle The Fastest Growing Big City In The US?
Yesterday morning the Census Bureau published a press release titled, "South, West Have Fastest-Growing Cities, Census Bureau Reports; Three of Top 10 are in Texas Capital Area."...
Revisiting A Rapidly Changing Seattle: South Lake Union
Color Theming: Red = Developable, Green = In Design/Planning, Blue = Under Construction, and Yellow = Completed
It's been only three months since I first...
Seattle 2035: One Last Chance
Editor’s Note: In case you missed our previous coverage of Seattle 2035, check out DPD’s Background Report, which covers the city’s planning data from 1995-2012.
The Department of Planning...
4 Demographic Implications on Housing and Transport
Last week, the Planning Association of Washington (PAW) hosted their annual conference, which gathered a wide range of disciplines in planning like land use,...
King County 2030: Introduction to Housing and Employment
Editor’s Note: King County 2030 is a series analyzing King County’s future through the lens of growth targets for the County’s Metro and Core...
Seattle’s Largest Down-Zone
On the April 18th, there will be a final public hearing regarding small lot legislation, which is targeted for passage in early May. Although...