Washington
Urban Village Plan OKd
The Seattle suburb of Kenmore adopts a plan to reshape the city's downtown and also adopts new zoning to encourage denser mixed-use development.
Seattle Mayor Willing To Bet Big On Biotech District
Mayor Nickels hopes $570 million in infrastructure in South Lake Union will create a biotech hotbed.
Businesses, Students Collaborate To Transform A Streetscape
A collaboration between store owners and architecture students aims to transform the streetscape of University Avenue.
Seattle Monorail Declared Historic
Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board has declared the Seattle Center monorail historic, complicating plans for a new line.
Honesty And Seattle's Monorail Tax
Seattle's Monorail Tax will show just how honest the city is says Bill Radke.
Are Height Restrictions Stifling Seattle's Capitol Hill?
Capitol Hill is already Seattle's densest neighborhood. Will Seattle City government allow it to grow any further?
The Making Of Seattle's Park System
How Seattle's park system was created
Honoring Olmsted
Seattle, considered by some to have one of the best-preserved Olmsted park systems celebrates the legendary landscape architect.
The Future Of Monorail Design In Seattle
Seattle's future monorail stations may look more like art than transit infrastructure.
Protecting Forests From Urban Sprawl
Anti-sprawl efforts in King County, WA, use an innovative financial model
Why Mass Transit Makes Sense
Building more freeways only promotes sprawl and worsens traffic. Here's why investing in public transportation makes sense...
Profile Of A New Town
An award-winning urban village is climbing the hills of Issaquah, WA.
Introduction To Induced Traffic Demand
The Seattle Times presents a useful primer, including graphics, on induced traffic resulting from new roads.
A Radical Solution For Traffic Congestion Needed
Seattle needs to redirect transportation dollars to develop mass transit.
Marvels In Security And Seismic Safety Engineering
New structural technologies make a courthouse under construction in Seattle a marvel of security and seismic safety.
City's Struggle For A Stronger Downtown Is Succeeding
Though it still faces challenges, the revival of downtown Seattle is succeeding.
Endangered Seattle
Historic preservation? It's just so yesterday.
Seattle Mayor Proposes Streetcar Line
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels hopes new streetcar line will support new bio-tech campus
A Rural-Living How-To For City Dwellers
Chelan County issues its "Code of the West," warning emigres from urban areas on what to expect of rural living.
The Lava Lamp Approach To Economic Development
The City of Soap Lake, WA, is considering a towering 60-foot-high lava lamp in the center of downtown to revive tourism.
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.
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
