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Plans and Policy

Waterfront Rezoning: The Commission District

On Tuesday, recommended zoning changes to the Seattle Waterfront were presented to the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability Committee by the Department of Planning...

Waterfront, Delridge and Ballard Updates

The PLUS Committee chaired by Councilman Mike O'Brien held a meeting on Tuesday, available on the Seattle Channel. In attendance were Department of Planning...

Workforce Housing Recommendations

Seattle's council has spent a lot of the last year trying to figure out how to address housing costs. Continuing this conversation, four council members...

Micro-Housing Working Group Update

Last week was the first meeting for the micro-housing working group. Council Member Mike O'Brien announced the working group during a prior Planning, Land Use...

Action Reminder: Choose Alternative 4 for University District

As we wrote about last week, the Seattle Department of Planing and Development (DPD) is working on a comprehensive plan to realign zoning, transportation, open...

Choose Alternative 4 for the University District

Editor's Note: For a more in-depth primer on the University District Urban Design Framework, see our background article on the project. This is a pivotal...

University District Urban Design Framework

For the past few years, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has been developing a design framework for the University District. The University...

Seattle 2035: Key Directions Event

Editor's Note: In case you missed our previous coverage of Seattle 2035, check out our last article on the update process. The Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD)...