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Aerial photo of Downtown Kirkland waterfront as of 2011. (Photo by Jelson25 / Wikimedia Commons)

King County Designates Downtown Kirkland a Regional Growth Center

Kirkland is all but assured that its city center will be designated as a Regional Growth Center. In November, the King County Council took...
Backyard cottages like this one should be coming to Burien thanks to the City's new reform. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Burien Encourages Accessory Dwelling Units in New Reform

On Monday, the Burien City Council approved a slate of accessory dwelling unit (ADU) reforms. The reforms should make it easier to build ADUs...

Federal Way Is Planning a Transit-Oriented District

Federal Way is working through the initial stages of a subarea planning process in the southern portion of the city. The "City South"...
Downtown Tacoma's stretch of Pacific Avenue hosts the Tacoma Link streetcar. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Tacoma Quietly Rezoned Residential Areas in Latest Comp Plan Update

In late September, the Tacoma City Council approved a large slate of areawide rezones and future land use map designation changes, which primarily affected...

Pierce County Poised to Be First to Designate Countywide Centers in Puget Sound

Pierce County could be the first county to implement a local option under the Regional Centers Framework, an arm of the Regional Growth Strategy...

New Industrial Lands Committee Could Spark Reform or Add Another Saga to Seattle Process

Last week, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she is convening an industrial lands stakeholder group to “guide development of strategies to ensure a strong industrial...

Wonkabout Washington: Advocating for Equity in Skyway Subarea Plan

Futurewise and Skyway Solutions Advocate for Equity in Skyway Subarea Plan As the King County Council considers a draft of the Skyway-West Hill Land Use...

Mayor Durkan Unveils Plan to Boost Ridehailing Fee to 75 Cents to Fund Streetcar,...

Yesterday Mayor Jenny Durkan revealed her plan to increase Seattle's ridehailing fee by 51 cents per ride and direct the first five years of...