Watching Pedestrian Designation Proposal
The Seattle City Council is considering expanding the number of areas that designated P or Pedestrian. Pedestrian zones are areas that have a lot of retail use concentrated in a way that allows more walking and less driving. In a way, designating more of these zones is both trying to preserve walkability and promote it. […]
London Calling: Housing Regulation Takes a Human Toll
Every once in awhile I get bombarded by an article. I’ll see it posted on Facebook by multiple people in multiple places, I’ll get it in e-mails, in news aggregators, and even, if you can believe this, in hard copy (the picture is from the main lounge at We Work). Often the article ends up […]
DPD Says Council “Went a Little Too Far” on Microhousing
Yeah. I know. I read that headline from the Puget Sound Business Journal twice too. Was I dreaming? Nope. Here’s what the Director of Planning and Development, Diane Sugimura, said at a forum about affordable housing: Responding to the outcry among micro-housing foes, the council last fall unanimously approved new regulations. Mini-apartment projects now can be no […]
