February 7th, 2013
On Monday, January 28, the Council unanimously adopted a resolution laying out a strategy for reviewing, updating, and implementing neighborhood plans. I introduced the resolution, with Councilmembers Clark and Bagshaw as co-sponsors. Seattle’s 37 adopted neighborhood plans are a critical part of our Comprehensive Plan and the core strategy for our implementation of the Growth […]
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January 26th, 2012
The project to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct is already having a major impact on transportation around West Seattle. The construction detours have made it more challenging to access downtown – on the other hand, the City’s work on the Spokane Street Viaduct, specifically the new 4th Avenue ramp, has helped to mitigate that. When […]
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April 6th, 2011
Choices about controlling carbon emissions are shaped by public policies. Carbon emissions are lower in communities that are compact and that provide access via transit and non-motorized travel among jobs, homes, and commercial and recreational activities. New York is the classic example – with great transit connections and many multi-family dwellings, New Yorkers emit much […]
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Posted: April 6th, 2011 under
Carbon Neutrality,
Development and Sustainability,
Neighborhoods,
Planning and Land Use.
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carbon emissions,
carbon neutrality,
Comprehensive Plan,
density,
Growth Management Act,
Mayor Norm Rice,
neighborhood plans