Washington
Zero Energy Homes Slated For Seattle TND
A planned 10-home development at Issaquah Highlands, a Calthorpe Associates designed urban village outside Seattle, will give homeowners relief from utility bills.
Seattle Voters Say No To Two Viaduct Plans
Seattle residents roundly rejected two options to replace the city's crumbling double-decker Alaskan Way Viaduct highway. Though the vote is not binding, the politicians were listening closely to what the voters had to say.
Internet Age Boom Town Copes With Growing Pains
Cheap hydroelectric power helped Quincy, Washington -- population 5,300 -- hit the high-tech economy jackpot. But with land prices skyrocketing and local services taxed, might the boom be too much of a good thing?
Will Too Much Public Input Create 'The Big Ugly'?
Can soliciting too much public input on civic decisions result in nothing getting done? Seattle's efforts to figure out what to do with the Alaskan Way Viaduct provides a "textbook" example.
Neighbors Battle Over Pocket Parks In Seattle
Homeowners in Seattle are trying to retain use of public land along the city's shorelines, but park advocates want the land for exclusive public use.
Seattle Considers Trading Height Limits For Affordable Housing
The city's planning commission wants to use "incentive zoning" to encourage the development of taller buildings and generate revenue for the city's affordable housing fund.
Seattle Development Plans For Public Plaza
Plans have been unveiled for a new public plaza in downtown Seattle, built in conjunction with the construction of a high rise office and residential tower and street level retail complex.
Residents Of Noisy Seattle Bar-Districts Call For Reilef
Residents living near bars in Seattle lament about the late-night antics that surround their lives. Some residents and local officials call for an increased police presence, but others call that a waste of resources.
Workshop Guides Planning For Spokane's University District
Last year the City of Spokane was awarded one of four Smart Growth Implementation Assistance awards from the EPA. As a result, a three-day workshop focusing on the city's emerging university district involved the public in shaping the area.
Waterfront Art Park To Open In Seattle
A public park and art space is set to open next week along Seattle's waterfront, replacing a former brownfield site. The new Olympic Sculpture Park was created by the Seattle Art Museum, an expansion of which is set to open in May.
Proposing A Regional Transit Authority In Washington
In Washington's Puget Sound, a proposal has been made to create a regional transit authority to oversee the coordination, planning, and financing of all transit projects for more than 128 transportation agencies in four counties.
Seattle's Sustainability Strategies
The National Trust Main Street Center profiles community sustainability strategies from Seattle and other Washington State communities.
Condos Rise In Forward Thinking Blue Collar Town
A company town near Seattle leveraged former Boeing property to attract new residential and commercial development, and is even luring the city's sports teams and the Seattle branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Finding A Compromise On Property Rights Regulation
Though Washington State's property-rights initiative failed to pass in November, opponents and supports are trying to work together to address some of the concerns of land owners who feel the current regulations are too strict.
The Seattle Green Factor: Seattle's New, Green Landscape Requirements
The Seattle Green Factor asks developers to choose from buffet of architectural features and landscape design options to decrease the environmental burden of new development.
Light Rail Changes Upset Seattle Residents
Residents near Seattle are upset after transit officials altered plans for proposed extensions of the area's light rail system. Concerned citizens claim that the transit authority's decision to scrap two lines puts politics above effective service.
Farmers Agree To Flood Their Land For Wildlife
In an unusual victory for both property rights and wildlife, the Nature Conservancy has entered into a unique arrangement with three Skagit County, Washington farmers to rent and flood 210 acres of cropland on behalf of migrating waterfowl.
Rethinking Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct
A new paper questions the planning assumptions regarding the replacement of Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Tacoma (Re)Considers Streetcars
An advisory task force has been formed to consider rebuilding a historic streetcar system in Tacoma, Washington. Infrastructure and funding issues are proving to be major hurdles.
Planning Infrastructure For Climate Change
Seattle's Daily Journal of Commerce investigates how climate change will affect the region's infrastructure and how the region's infrastructure will affect climate change in this two-part piece.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
