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Form-based zoning codes can encourage mixed-use development and walkable neighborhoods, but focusing too much on aesthetic elements can drive up the cost of housing.
Painting red dedicated bus lanes can improve travel times for bus riders, encourage more people to use public transit, and reduce emissions from transportation.
A major update of Seattle’s comprehensive plan is just getting under way, with new opportunities for local groups to get involved with outreach and engagement.
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Seattle Has a Housing Crisis, Not a Land Crisis Seattle Has a Housing Crisis, Not a Land Crisis Like many attractive, economically successful cities Seattle has a housing crisis, but not a land crisis. There is plenty of land if the city will just grow up. April 4, 2021, 10am PDT | Todd Litman Share "Seattle is in a housing crisis, not a land crisis. We have plenty of land in this city," writes Ryan DiRaimo, a guest contributor for The Urbanist. "Single-family zoning takes up 30 square miles in this city, an area larger than Manhattan and nearly the size of Paris. Sin...