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• Builders: Don't cut Pierce County planning staff, raise fees (Tacoma News Tribune, November 10, 2009)
• Backyard cottages OK'd in Seattle (Seattle PI, November 2, 2009)
• Council votes 4-3 to remove impact fees city-wide (The Northern Light, October 28, 2009)
• Plans advance for three new national historic districts in Bellingham (Bellingham Herald, October 23, 2009)
• Kennewick soliciting ideas for long-ignored riverfront (Tri-City Herald, October 19, 2009)
• Pierce County offers amnesty to building-permit scofflaws (Tacoma News Tribune, October 6, 2009)
• Gig Harbor to increase land use and permit fees (Tacoma News Tribune, October 2, 2009)
• Cottage homes address growth management goals in Federal Way (Federal Way Mirror, October 2, 2009)
• Blaine may eliminate impact fees on development (Bellingham Herald, September 28, 2009)
• Lynden fights back against growth limits (Lynden Tribune, September 23, 2009)
• Kitsap County rebuffed in buffer decision (Bainbridge Island Review, September 18, 2009)
• County starts drawing lines around rural development (Lynden Tribune, September 16, 2009)
• Residents object to prairie rules (The Olympian, September 16, 2009)
• Tree ordinance nearly complete (South Whidbey Record, September 14, 2009)
• Council adopts design plan for city waterfront (South Whidbey Record, September 11, 2009)
• Local governments can aid in obesity fight, report says (Seattle Times, September 1, 2009)
• Richland moves toward development funding (Tri-City Herald, August 26, 2009)
• Park transfer criteria to be considered (Tri-City Herald, August 4, 2009)
• Seattle's tree-cutting rules to get more strict; advocates hoped for more (Seattle Times, August 4, 2009)
• Pierce County merges code agencies (Tacoma News Tribune, August 2, 2009)
• Whatcom County sets goal of saving farmland, but faces tough choices (Bellingham Herald, July 13, 2009)
• Seattle's 'new urbanism': making smart, sustainable, stylish dwellings (Seattle Times, July 12, 2009)
• New rural plan adds 10-acre zoning (Lynden Tribune, July 8, 2009)
• Oak Harbor moves to keep affordable housing alive (Whidbey News-Times, July 8, 2009)
• Seattle's population grows faster; state's slows (Seattle PI, June 29, 2009)
• Land use fees hiked despite protests (Whidbey News-Times, June 23, 2009)
• Prosser eyes long-term project to add bike lanes, sidewalks encircling city (Tri-City Herald, June 22, 2009)
• Blaine residents could keep chickens under new ordinance (Bellingham Herald, June 21, 2009)
• New CAO regulations help environment but impact homeowners (Islands Sounder, June 19, 2009)
• Bellingham City Council says yes to letting builders pay for density (Bellingham Herald, June 16, 2009)
• City shows its smarts in winning state award (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, June 13, 2009)
• Pierce County Council hopes to stimulate development (Tacoma News Tribune, June 7, 2009)
• Puyallup looks to improve walkability in city (Tacoma News Tribune, June 1, 2009)
• Sign, sign, everywhere (an illegal) sign (Tacoma News Tribune, May 31, 2009)
• Pasco to use grant to build 3 homes (Tri-City Herald, May 19, 2009)
• Lynden considers lifting ban on big-box stores (Bellingham Herald, May 18, 2009)
• County to move ahead with commercial-only LAMIRD (Islands Sounder, May 14, 2009)
• Benton City ready to capitalize on future tourism (Tri-City Herald, May 11, 2009)
• Franklin County migrant housing help in works (Tri-City Herald, May 6, 2009)
• Sumner picked as one of best tiny towns in the Northwest (Tacoma News Tribune, May 6, 2009)
• Tacoma's bringing sexy back (to streets) (Tacoma News Tribune, May 6, 2009)
• Nickels pushes for bigger affordable-housing levy (Seattle Times, April 30, 2009)
• Mobile home parks allowed in more places (Whidbey News Times, April 24, 2009)
• Innovative housing ordinance receives first public dress-down (Bainbridge Review, April 16, 2009)
• Planning commission, city move to end height and density increases in downtown (Bainbridge Review, April 14, 2009)
• Point in Time survey shows more homeless people this year than last (Yakima Herald, April 14, 2009)
• Planning commission, city move to end height and density increases in downtown (Bainbridge Review, April 14, 2009)
• City Council looking at cottage housing (Lake Stevens Journal, April 8, 2009)
• Kirkland considers annexation, keeping Casino Caribbean open (Seattle Times, April 7, 2009)
• Ruston officials broach idea of annexation with Tacoma (Tacoma News Tribune, April 7, 2009)
• Kitsap the King of Low-Impact Development? (Kitsap Sun, April 7, 2009)
• Report: Law allowing transfers of development rights doesn't work (Bellingham Herald, March 25, 2009)
• Density in Bellingham and Sumas (Bellingham Herald, March 21, 2009)
• Feds give $3 million to Whatcom County housing and homeless programs (Bellingham Herald, March 9, 2009)
• 33 counties in state to get federal disaster funds (Seattle Times, March 3, 2009)
• Seattle 10th in US for energy-efficient buildings (Seattle PI, March 3, 2009)
• Rules ready for new housing types in Bellingham (Bellingham Herald, February 17, 2009)
• Federal Way contemplates emergency exception to RV code (Federal Way Mirror, February 17, 2009)
• Neighborhoods say state shouldn't dictate development near Sound Transit light-rail stations (Seattle Times, February 17, 2009)
• Interim rules on 'McMansions,' preservation extended; City Council clarifies size limits on homes (The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader, February 17, 2009)
• Cities seek best Census count (Tacoma News Tribune, February 16, 2009)
• Edgewood welcomes civic center (Tacoma News Tribune, February 16, 2009)
• City moving ahead on tree ordinance (South Whidbey Record, February 9, 2009)
• Washington bill might help homeless tent cities (Seattle PI, February 5, 2009)
• Whatcom County Council considers new law on traffic from development (Bellingham Herald, January 26, 2009)
• Proposed private dock controls draw fire (Tri-City Herald, January 15, 2009)
• Bicycle commuters eligible for checks from employers (Tri-City Herald, January 12, 2009)
• Housing ordinance would increase affordability, density of island developments (Bainbridge Review, January 5, 2009)
• City Council OKs affordable-housing plan (Seattle PI, December 15, 2008)
• Bellingham buys downtown land for parking (Bellingham Herald, December 10, 2008)
• Whatcom County rules aim to limit new garage-dominated homes (Bellingham Herald, December 9, 2008)
• Benton City banking on business park (Tri-City Herald, December 8, 2008)
• Pierce County backs mobile home park owners (Tacoma News Tribune, December 4, 2008)
• Lynnwood tries for more turf in South Snohomish County (Seattle Times, November 18, 2008)
• Plenty of Fords pay to use fast lane (Tacoma News Tribune, November 6, 2008)
• Environmentalists, cities clash over runoff rules (Seattle PI, October 23, 2008)
• Tacoma gets ready for bids on super ‘green’ building (Tacoma News Tribune, October 23, 2008)
• Tacoma takes step toward greener city (Tacoma News Tribune, October 22, 2008)
• King County considers changes to urban boundaries (Seattle Times, October 7, 2008)
• Taller buildings win key Olympia council vote (The Olympian, October 1, 2008)
• Kennewick looks to charge for runoff (Tri-City Herald, September 28, 2008)
• ‘Urban village,’ urban warfare (Tacoma News Tribune, September 19, 2008)
• Seattle's growth projection reflects a city pushing limits (Seattle Times, September 18, 2008)
• City's bike plan has more than commuters in mind (Seattle PI, September 14, 2009)
• Job growth boosts Seattle area's standing in city study (Seattle PI, September 9, 2008)
• Job growth boosts Seattle area's standing in city study (Seattle PI, September 9, 2008)
• City moves to protect trees (Seattle PI, September 8, 2008)
• Green Bike Project gets rolling (Seattle PI, August 22, 2008)
• Lakewood minicasinos’ fate in hands of voters (Tacoma News Tribune, August 6, 2008)
• Whatcom County shoreline rules hailed as model for state (Bellingham Herald, August 6, 2008)
• Are small cottages the next big thing in housing? (Seattle PI, July 31, 2008)
• City courts developers to help improve downtown infrastructure (Federal Way Mirror, July 5, 2008)
• Kelso's new permit-tracking system ready to go (The Daily News, July 14, 2008)
• 'Big box' businesses benefit Poulsbo's economy (North Kitsap Herald, July 10, 2008)
• Nickels calls for mandatory design review of new townhouses (Seattle PI, July 9, 2008)
• Richland fees could be used to prevent blight (Tri-City Herald, July 1, 2008)
• Housing relief? Council OKs controversial tax break (Seattle Times, July 1, 2008)
• Megahomes: Seattle wants to limit sizes (Seattle PI, June 30, 2008)
• Fire fee considered on new homes (Bellingham Herald, June 29, 2008)
• Federal Way redefines sign regulations (Federal Way Mirror, June 28, 2008)
• City approves ‘buy back’ for green customers (The Northern Light, June 26, 2008)
• Limits stay on big-box stores (Bellingham Herald, June 10, 2008)
• Housing effort tries to keep county from getting too ritzy (Everett Hearald, June 9, 2008)
• Townhouse solutions could uglify instead of beautify (Seattle PI, June 9, 2008)
• Bellevue is growing up -- and up (Seattle PI, June 7, 2008)
• Lacey ban on tent city challenged (The Olympian, June 3, 2008)
• New Web site offers insight into local trends (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, May 28, 2008)
• Snohomish County may ban rural mini-cities (Everett Herald, May 27, 2008)
• Judge: County can’t nix Wal-Mart (The Columbian, May 27, 2008)
• Tri-Cities' cost of living lowest in state (Tri-City Herald, May 20, 2008)
• Growth board rules in favor of preserving farmland (The Columbian, May 15, 2008)
• Vanpool ridership jumps 41% (Tri-City Herald, May 13, 2008)
• Commissioners: Can we kill casino? (The Columbian, May 9, 2008)
• Googling Kirkland (Seattle Times, May 6, 2008)
• Town homes spark neighborhood debate (Seattle Times, April 30, 2008)
• Snohomish County orders reprieve for mobile home parks (Everett Herald, April 28, 2008)
• Communicating with the public (Whidbey News Times, April 9, 2008)
• Credit crunch claims Everett affordable housing plan (Everett Herald, April 8, 2008)
• Snohomish County may require new houses to blend in with neighborhoods (Everett Herald, April 7, 2008)
• Stanwood might allow businesses near homes (Everett Herald, April 7, 2008)
• Monroe hopes bond will help fix traffic (Everett Herald, April 7, 2008)
• Council ends most discretion in code enforcement (Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader, April 2, 2008)
• Counties Begin Programs to Tackle Climate Change (Kitsap Sun, March 30, 2008)
• Nickels wants $75 million levy for Pike Place Market (Seattle PI, March 26, 2008)
• University Place might lower impact fees for developers (Tacoma News Tribune, March 26, 2008)
• Council moves toward approving downtown pedestrian plaza (Yakima Herald, March 25, 2008)
• County limits sewer lines - No extensions outside UGAs (Bellingham Herald, March 25, 2008)
• County commissioners approve new wetlands rules (South Whidbey Record, March 22, 2008)
• State will contribute $500,000 toward performing arts center in Federal Way (Federal Way Mirror, March 21, 2008)
• City working on ‘Nexus’ point for affordable housing (Bainbridge Island Review, March 21, 2008)
• Report on curbing homelessness (Seattle PI, March 19, 2008)
• City ‘holding’ block for an arts center (The Columbian, March 18, 2008)
• Council OKs raise in parks impact fee (The Olympian, March 18, 2008)
• Cities around Snohomish County feel sting as home sales sink (Everett Herald, March 12, 2008)
• Downtown Bellevue condos beckon to younger crowd (Seattle Times, March 11, 2008)
• Snohomish County's land preservation effort lures farmers (Everett Herald, March 10, 2008)
• Council OKs warehouse limits (The Olympian, March 5, 2008)
• Consultant offers tips on rekindling downtown Kelso (The Daily News, March 5, 2008)
• King County executive wants greener development (Seattle Times, February 28, 2008)
• Shoreline regs may be tightened (Bainbridge Island Review, February 26, 2008)
• Minicity proposal faces a roadblock: the Snohomish County Council (Everett Herald, February 21, 2008)
• City Council OKs moratorium on 'McMansions,' landmark building demolitions; Interim controls in place for six months (Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader, February 21, 2008)
• Kennewick cracks down on neighborhood blight (Tri-City Herald, February 17, 2008)
• UW study: Rules add $200,000 to Seattle house price (Seattle Times, February 14, 2008)
• Kirkland's art identity slipping away (Seattle Times, February 13, 2008)
• High court to consider Woodinville Tent City permit case (Seattlle Times, February 7, 2008)
• City puts brakes on Streetscape (Bainbridge Island Review, February 5, 2008)
• City to help 'drowning' homeowners (Seattle PI, January 30, 2008)
• Code compliance grows up (Federal Way Mirror, January 21, 208)
• A new old look for Puyallup? (Tacoma News Tribune, January 14, 2008)
• Housing homeless saves money (Seattle PI, January 8, 2008)
• County wins grant for low impact development program (The Islands' Sounder, December 21, 2007)
• Tumwater City Council OKs tent cities (The Olympian, December 18, 2007)
• Bellevue's 36-acre "urban village" proposal unveiled (Seattle Times, December 13, 2007)
• For better or worse, streetcars are back (Seattle PI, December 12, 2007)
• Vulcan gets city OK for taller development (Seattle PI, December 12, 2007)
• Seattle envisions new Civic Square (Seattle Times, December 12, 2007)
• Tacoma City Council acts to spur density (Tacoma News Tribune, December 12, 2007)
• Downtown high-rise plan makes more room for retail (Federal Way Mirror, December 7, 2007)
• Bellevue City Council approves "megahome" rules (Seattle Times, December 5, 2007)
• County, Vancouver will cooperate on growth (The Columbian, December 5, 2007)
• City's future may ride on streetcars (The Columbian, December 4, 2007)
• Jail site selection moves into gear (Bellingham Herald, December 4, 2007)
• Is Seattle too easy on developers? (Seattle PI, November 29, 2007)
• Wal-Mart appeals denial of store (The Columbian, November 27, 2007)
• City Council OKs tax break for downtown homes (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, November 15, 2007)
• Taller buildings? Public to have say (Seattle Times, November 14, 2007)
• Many cities find Kyoto promises hard to keep (Seattle Times, October 31, 2007)
• City has designs on new crosswalks (Bellingham Herald, October 29, 2007)
• Affordable housing may come factory-built (Seattle PI, October 11, 2007)
• Light rail: We will love it (Seattle Times, October 10, 2007)
• City Council rejects rooming houses (Bellingham Herald, October 9, 2007)
• Codes -- Yakima to get tough (Yakima Herald, October 2, 2007)
• Thurston County defends size of urban growth area (The Olympian, September 22, 2007)
• Zoning the 'enemy' of affordable housing (Seattle PI, September 18, 2007)
• Council OKs "zero-energy" housing project (Seattle Times, September 18, 2007)
• City is taking on trashy yards (Seattle PI, September 16, 2007)
• Bothell to receive $25M in revitalization funding (Seattle Times, September 14, 2007)
• Cities aim to foster active lives (The Olympian, September 10, 2007)
• Fife looking up for its future - City wants to allow taller buildings (Tacoma News Tribune, August 27, 2007)
• Tri-Cities Research District finally getting off the ground (Tri-City Herald, August 27, 2007)
• Federal Way's future sky-high? (Seattle Times, August 26, 2007)
• More sidewalks needed as city grows, Nickels says (Seattle PI, August 23, 2007)
• Mixed-use growth brings more urbanlike mindset (Seattle Times, August 22, 2007)
• New City Hall design taking shape (Lynden Tribune, August 15, 2007)
• Vancouver mulls going back to the future with streetcar service (The Columbian, August 15, 2007)
• Code enforcement lacks muscle (Federal Way Mirror, August 10, 2007)
• Region's housing prices go own way: Up (Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 31, 2007)
• Young Professionals Say Quality of Life Lacking in Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, July 29, 2007)
• Will ruffians run from Mozart? "Uncool" Music Coming to Bus Stops (News Tribune, July 30, 2007)
• The ebb and flow of a city's future (Seattle Times, July 25, 2007)
• Snohomish Progress Report Available on Web (Hearld Net, July 23, 2007)
• Quincy Establishes Business Moratorium (Columbia Basin Herald, July 19, 2007)
• DuPont hopes to start on civic center in January (The Olympian, July 18, 2007)
• Cities vote to allow camps (The Olympian, July 17, 2007)
• Seattle Changing Its Street Signs; Old Ones for Sale (Seattle Times, July 11, 2007)
• Kennewick's Future All in the Mix (TriCity Herald, July 2, 2007)
• Sharing Secrets of Grant County's Success (Columbia Basin Herald, June 29, 2007)
• Yakima Trolleys -- A Century Old and On a Roll (Yakima Herald Republic, July 2, 2007)
• Arts Center Gains Momentum (Federal Way Mirror, June 23, 2007)
• Logging Town to Loggers: Not in Our Backyard (Seattle PI, June 25, 2007)
• Legal War Looms Over Billboards (Tacoma News Tribune, June 25, 2007)
• City Hall public Art Ranked Among Nation's Best (Bellevue Press Release, June 6, 2007)
• Liberty Theater Takes Center Stage in Wapato  (Yakima Herald Republic, June 11, 2007)
• Liberty Theater Takes Center Stage in Wapato  (Yakima Herald Republic, June 11, 2007)
• What Will the County Look Like in 2040?  (Everett Herald Net, June 4, 2007)
• Kelso ready to plan downtown (The Daily News, May 29, 2007)
• Creating community at a farmers market (Seattle Times, May 23, 2007)
• Stanwood feels more growth (Everett Herald, May 21,2007)
• Annexations could double Granite Falls (Everett Herald, May 21, 2007)
• A closer look: Island County's new wetlands rules (South Whidbey Record, May 19, 2007)
• Bellingham No. 2 on ‘best’ list (Tacoma News Tribune, May 13, 2007)
• County building fees to rise 30 percent (Tacoma News Tribune, May 12, 2007)
• Island County unveils new wetlands regulations (South Whidbey Record, May 12, 2007)
• Residents decry plan to reduce zoning density (The Olympian, May 7, 2007)
• Redevelopment helps deter crime in downtown Kent (Seattle Times, May 6, 2007)
• Funds at a trickle as water pipes fail (Seattle Times, May 6, 2007)
• City to help low-income housing get foot in door (Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 3, 2007)
• Sammamish OKs Town Center plan (Seattle Times, Apr 28, 2007)
• High-tech data centers drawn to rural central Wash. (Seattle dBusinessNews, Apr 23, 2007)
• Moving Kent's old downtown forward (Seattle Times, Apr 23, 2007)
• Small-town issues pose big challenges for business growth (Tri-City Herald, Apr 17, 2007)
• Road fees may double for Marysville homes (Everett Herald, Apr 17, 2007)
• Swapping Boeing Field for Eastside rail line faces rough road (Seattle Times, Apr 16, 2007)
• Lynnwood looks to add to itself (Evertt Herald, Apr 15, 2007)
• A new Bellevue: Step by step to a pedestrian-friendly downtown (Seattle Times, Apr 9, 2007)
• Tri-Cities tops in growth (Tri-City Herald, Apr 9, 2007)
• Lynnwood halts new sewer service to control growth (Everett Herald, Apr 9, 2007)
• Affordable housing takes center stage (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Apr 6, 2007)
• Average Seattle worker can't afford to live here (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Apr 2, 2007)
• Snohomish County TDR program (Everett Herald, Mar 28, 2007)
• Sewer moratorium limits growth (Everett Herald, Mar 26, 2007)
• Olympia certifies tent city (The Olympian, Mar 20, 2007)
• Monroe passes rules on tent cities for homeless (Everett Herald, Mar 12, 2007)
• Planners to get Parliamentary Procedure tips (Port Orchard Independent, Mar 9, 2007)
• Lynden preserves 'character' with 1999 ban on big box stores (Lynden Tribune, Mar 7, 2007)
• Vancouver's downtown plan: The Height of Controversy (The Columbian, Mar 2, 2007)
• Tri-Citians stand behind regional centers (Tri-City Herald, Feb 28, 2007)
• Rails-to-trails details being nailed down (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Feb 26, 2007)
• Bungalows biting dust for suburban-size homes (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Feb 19, 2007)
• ADU decision announced (Islands Sounder, Feb 14, 2007)
• County eyes more rural land protection (Lynden Tribune, Feb 14, 2007)
• Church risks fines over homeless camp (The Olympian, Feb 12, 2007)
• Tent city 'needs to leave,' Olympia official says (The Olympian, Feb 6, 2007)
• W. Richland still wrestling with identity (Tri-City Herald, Feb 5, 2007)
• Council struggles with branding Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald, Feb 5, 2007)
• La Center has big ideas for future (The Columbian, Feb 3, 2007)
• Cities tout successes in growth, other areas (Tri-City Herald, Feb 1, 2007)
• Owners of older homes find it's not always easy to live with history (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Jan 23, 2007)
• Plan to convert Eastside rail line into trail endorsed (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Jan 20, 2007)
• Park to include skate park, amphitheater (Seattle Times, Jan 17, 2007)
• Citywide signage plan finally unveiled (North Kitsap Herald, Jan 17, 2007)
• Olympia votes to end free parking (The Olympian, Jan 17, 2007)
• 2007 will be a big year for Lynnwood makeover (Seattle Times, Jan 8, 2007)
• Chelan Wal-Mart could get heave-ho (Yakima Herald, Jan 5, 2007)
• Chelan Wal-Mart could get heave-ho (Yakima Herald, Jan 5, 2007)
• Downtown Bellevue's "little houses are slowly disappearing" (Seattle Times, Jan 3, 2007)
• Questions remain after city’s comp plan OK'd (Anacortes American, Jan 3, 2007)
• Everett to add public housing (Everett Herald, Jan 3, 2007)