Comprehensive Plan:Planning to Plan to Plan with Equity
Today at the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) trotted out their plan for planning the engagement on the Comprehensive Plan. Seriously. I’m not being snarky. We’ve already seen the DPD’s four options a while ago that suggest that we either grow in urban centers, urban villages, around rail, or […]
Are We Losing the Progress in our Progressivism?
These comments were the closing remarks at the 2014 DSA Annual Meeting by Jack McCullough, Chair of the Downtown Seattle Association on June 4, 2014. I am posting them in full here because I think McCullough points out some uncomfortable but important realities about where we’re going as a city when it comes to growth. […]
Beyond Zoning: An Economy of Trust
This afternoon I attended a celebration of the life of Jim Potter. Lots of the development community showed up, and there were beautiful statements about his impact on people’s lives. Jim’s life was about family. And I suppose that his ability to master the world of development the way did is related to his confidence […]
