Seattle Budget Amendments Advance Design Review Reform and Comp Plan Outreach
The Seattle City Council has prepared more than 200 amendments to Mayor Jenny Durkan's 2022 budget proposal.
Among them are amendments that would initiate...
Sunday Video: Why So Many New Buildings Are Covered in Rectangles
https://youtu.be/Ml-ZP-_e_o4
Vox explores why so many new buildings seem to prominently feature rectangular panels as exterior cladding.
It’s Time for Seattle’s Transit Oriented Development to Grow Up
If you make it north of the Canadian border, you will sometimes find yourself in a sea of 50-story towers adjacent to a train...
Improving Bellevue’s Grand Connection: Part 3 – Downtown Link Light Rail to I-405 Lid...
This article is the final in a three-part series that takes a close look at Bellevue's Grand Connection, a significant planning effort to make...
Sunday Video: Why Grocery Shopping Is Better in Amsterdam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYHTzqHIngk
Density is a strong driver for proximity and choice of grocery stores. In Amsterdam, they are especially ubiquitous and cater to people who bike.
Improving Bellevue’s Grand Connection: Part 2 – Downtown Park to Bellevue Transit Center
This article is the second in a series that takes a deep dive into Bellevue's Grand Connection, an ambitious project to improve the pedestrian...
ULI’s Fall 2021 Meeting Predicts the Future of Cities
(From a certain point of view)
The Urban Land Institute, the world's largest network of real estate and land use experts, held its fall meeting...
Midweek Video: The Surprising Way Small Towns Are Disappearing
https://youtu.be/8YVBBkBcdrg
Dave Amos discusses small towns in America and the surprising way many are disappearing.