# Three years after the Seattle City Council tasked the department of construction with examining how to reform its cumbersome design review process, the agency released its report. The department still remains nearly a year away from making substantive changes to design review.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The agency is seeking feedback on its initial pedestrian, bike, bus, and transit-oriented development plans near its four planned West Seattle light rail stations. Sound Transit recently reached out to communities on the West Seattle Link Extension to gauge priorities around station area planning. The agency was specifically looking into support for particular station entrance| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Protecting and replacing trees affected by light rail construction| www.seattle.gov
SDCI is proposing to update the Land Use Code to facilitate Sound Transit’s light rail expansion. These code amendments will define clear and consistent regulations for the construction of future light rail transit facilities in Seattle from West Seattle to Ballard.| www.seattle.gov
We publish official legal notice for all Director’s Rules in Seattle's Daily Journal of Commerce. We also publish notice about land use rules in our Land Use Information Bulletin through the Seattle Services Portal. To receive an email alert when the Land Use Information Bulletin is posted contact our Public Resource Center.| web.seattle.gov
# A quiet change to the spending categories in Seattle's dedicated transit funding measure mean that the City of Seattle will be able to hire dozens of staff to work on different aspects of Sound Transit planning.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Ballard Link is still in planning, eight years after the passage of Sound Transit 3. With the environmental review process essentially starting over, major action on the project isn't expected until 2025.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Constantine Defends Bus Electrification Focus as King County Metro Service Lags| The Urbanist