Land Use

Light rail is finally arriving in Shoreline and South Snohomish County. Local governments have been working toward this day for a long time.

More than 1,800 homes are under construction, recently completed, or planned near Mountlake Terrace Station, where light rail service will soon commence.

Within a mile of Shoreline North Station, about 1,700 homes have been built or planned since 2019. While the development pipeline is petering out, the City could jumpstart it once more with zoning changes and action to redevelop public land.

Shoreline is seeing booming development. We'll take a look at what's been built and what's on the way near the soon-to-open Shoreline South light rail station.

Across North America, people claim that they want affordable housing in their communities while deriding and fighting what they perceive as "luxury housing." A...

Cities across the country are ditching arbitrary requirements around how many parking spaces must be built with new housing, but Spokane is the first major Washington city to take the plunge. Will others follow?

Bellevue recently enacted a bevvy of protections intended to stem the tide of tree canopy loss in suburban residential neighborhoods. It's an important step toward achieving the goal of exceeding 40% tree cover and equitably distributing it across the city.

Facing waning demand for office spaces, landlords are weighing housing conversions, with Mayor Harrell and the Seattle City Council aiming to nudge them in that direction with a recently passed package of regulatory incentives. Financial incentives could be next, but hurdles remain.