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Plans and Policy

Opportunity Zones Seek to Spur Investment in Economically Distressed Areas

Washington is rolling out "Opportunity Zones" to provide tax incentives to invest in economically distressed areas of the state. The program takes advantage of...

Top Urbanist Action: Keep Pushing for the Employee Hours Tax

Support A Progressive Tax To Help End Homelessness: The tax proposal would raise $75 million a year, nearly twice the annual amount of the...
Two teens walk along the edge of Aurora with no sidewalk and streams of cars going by.

Aurora Avenue: Can a Lost Opportunity Be Regained?

Most of us have an attic, or a storage locker, or a closet, or a drawer that is neglected, full of things that we...

Washington State Ferries Looks Ahead to 2040

Washington State Ferries (WSF) is developing a strategic long-range plan that will span the next two decades. Growth in the ferry system continues to...

Sound Transit Unveils West Seattle and Ballard Alternatives

On Tuesday night, Sound Transit presented its first crack at alternative corridor alignments for the West Seattle and Ballard light rail extensions. The Stakeholder...

Top Urbanist Action: Support Mandatory Housing Affordability

Show Up And Speak At The Public Hearing On MHA For Districts 3 and 7: The city will be holding a public hearing Monday...

Puget Sound Regional Council Plans to Add New Regional Centers Under Updated Framework

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has adopted a new framework for identifying and designating Regional Growth Centers (RGCs) and Manufacturing/Industrial Centers (M/ICs) in...

City Council Creates New Central Area Design Review Board and Guidelines, Adopts New Energy...

On Monday, the Seattle City Council commissioned design guidelines and a new design review board specifically for the Central Area. The design program will...