Seattle had a long-range planning meeting for future growth that managed to lack enough seating for all who wanted a chair. That’s very similar to the growth plans that the city is pursuing right now, Ryan DiRaimo explains. #Seattle2044

Op-ed: https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/01/27/we-need-more-chairs/

We Need More Chairs

An accidental game of musical chairs at a packed community meeting on the Comprehensive Plan provided a microcosm for Seattle’s housing crisis. When you come to a two-hour community event, yo…

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Seattle should pursue a bold land use alternative — an Alternative 6 — for housing growth in the major comprehensive plan update for 2024, leaders of 350 Seattle, Tech 4 Housing, and The Urbanist explain in an op-ed. #Seattle2044

Op-ed: https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/01/09/the-one-seattle-plan-needs-a-bold-alternative-6/

The One Seattle Plan Needs a Bold Alternative 6 

Seattle has grown much faster than planners and policymakers predicted, which means our planning framework needs to be nimble. Every ten years Seattle makes a major update to the Comprehensive Plan…

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Ron Davis says that Seattle’s major 2024 comprehensive plan update is seriously flawed and unserious about the future. #Seattle2044

Op-ed: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/12/09/unserious-in-seattle/

Unserious in Seattle 

The City’s Comp Plan is seriously flawed from the start. Seattle knows how to get serious when we need to, whether that’s building trillion dollar companies or signing up for one of the large…

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Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda championed a bolder zoning Alternative 6 in initial city council Comprehensive Plan (One Seattle) discussions this week. #Seattle2044

Story: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/12/01/mosqueda-champions-bolder-zoning-alternative-6-during-initial-council-comp-plan-discussions/

Mosqueda Champions Bolder Zoning Alternative 6 in Initial Council Comp Plan Discussions

The land use committee meeting on Wednesday was an eventful one, as several councilmembers shared their critiques of the Seattle comprehensive plan work thus far. Councilmember Alex Pedersen had al…

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Planners have unveiled updated growth alternatives in Seattle. Alternative 5 blends the best for the most potential changes for more housing. #Seattle2044

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.@[email protected] has released the scoping report for the One Seattle Plan, a long-range plan update for the city's future land use. The report responds to comments received by making significant improvements to four action alternatives. #Seattle2044

Story: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/11/07/seattle-opcd-beefs-up-housing-alternative-5-in-new-scoping-report/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UrbanistOrg/status/1589801789276422144

Seattle OPCD Beefs Up Housing Alternative 5 in New Scoping Report

The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) cleared another hurdle in crafting its growth plan for the next 20 years with a scoping report published today. The report summarizes…

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The One Seattle Plan should be looking at how to encourage much more of this! #Seattle2044

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stunner. stacked flat, point access block, passive house. reduces heating/cooling load by 90%. 5 homes, shop, all on a 4,300 sq ft lot

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“stunner. stacked flat, point access block, passive house. reduces heating/cooling load by 90%. 5 homes, shop, all on a 4,300 sq ft lot”

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Here’s what we know about Seattle’s updated growth alternatives. Check them out.👇

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.@[email protected] has released the scoping report for the One Seattle Plan, a long-range plan update for the city's future land use. The report responds to comments received by making significant improvements to four action alternatives. #Seattle2044

Story: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/11/07/seattle-opcd-beefs-up-housing-alternative-5-in-new-scoping-report/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UrbanistOrg/status/1589801789276422144

Seattle OPCD Beefs Up Housing Alternative 5 in New Scoping Report

The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) cleared another hurdle in crafting its growth plan for the next 20 years with a scoping report published today. The report summarizes…

The Urbanist

“However, the bolder Alternative 6 advocates requested did not make it into OPCD’s plans.”

RT @[email protected]

.@[email protected] has released the scoping report for the One Seattle Plan, a long-range plan update for the city's future land use. The report responds to comments received by making significant improvements to four action alternatives. #Seattle2044

Story: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/11/07/seattle-opcd-beefs-up-housing-alternative-5-in-new-scoping-report/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UrbanistOrg/status/1589801789276422144

Seattle OPCD Beefs Up Housing Alternative 5 in New Scoping Report

The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) cleared another hurdle in crafting its growth plan for the next 20 years with a scoping report published today. The report summarizes…

The Urbanist

Seattle could get 41 "neighborhood anchors" which are essentially 1,000-foot radius hamlets of mixed-use lowrise to midrise districts.

RT @[email protected]

.@[email protected] has released the scoping report for the One Seattle Plan, a long-range plan update for the city's future land use. The report responds to comments received by making significant improvements to four action alternatives. #Seattle2044

Story: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/11/07/seattle-opcd-beefs-up-housing-alternative-5-in-new-scoping-report/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UrbanistOrg/status/1589801789276422144

Seattle OPCD Beefs Up Housing Alternative 5 in New Scoping Report

The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) cleared another hurdle in crafting its growth plan for the next 20 years with a scoping report published today. The report summarizes…

The Urbanist