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Seattle’s Zoning Rewrite Meets the Transit Math
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · 12 min
Seattle’s One Seattle zoning rewrite and transit funding fight are converging: the city is loosening Neighborhood Residential rules under HB 1110 while Mayor Katie Wilson pitches a sales-tax boost for 100,000 more annual bus trips, amid Sound Transit’s $34.5 billion ST3 gap.
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Seattle’s One Seattle zoning rewrite and transit funding fight are converging: the city is loosening Neighborhood Residential rules under HB 1110 while Mayor Katie Wilson pitches a sales-tax boost for 100,000 more annual bus trips, amid Sound Transit’s $34.5 billion ST3 gap.
In this episode
- [PDF] Updating Seattle's Neighborhood Residential zoning
UPDATED OCTOBER 2024 Updating Seattle’s Neighborhood Residential zoning A proposal to increase housing choice and fulfill requirements of House Bill 1110 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Purpose 3 Updating Seattle’s Neighborhood Residential zoning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
- Step Back — When Seattle says it has upzoned “single-family” neighborhoods, what does that actually let someone build on a normal block — and which fine-print rules could decide whether we get real housing abundance or just a few pricier townhomes?
Background sources
- New Middle Housing Codes to Boost Housing Supply - Building Connections — SDCI Community Engagement
- Seattle dropped key NIMBY rules. Why aren’t developers swarming? | The Seattle Times — Heidi Groover
- Seattle City Council signs off on new growth plan, zoning changes | The Seattle Times — David Kroman
- Seattle Council Sets the Stage for a Potential Multiplex Boom » The Urbanist — Theurbanist
- Addressing Seattle Housing Shortage: Mayor Wilson Releases Final Centers and Corridors Zoning Proposal - Office of the Mayor — Seferiana Day-Hasegawa
- Seattle's Comprehensive Plan - Council | seattle.gov — seattle.gov
- Addressing Seattle Housing Shortage: Mayor Wilson Releases Final Centers and Corridors Zoning Proposal - The Daily Plan It Blog — iand
- With a Year of Zoning Changes Ahead, Mayor Wilson Can Still Put an Urbanist Stamp on the "One Seattle Plan" - PubliCola — ericacbarnett
- Bus Network Boost from Wilson's Seattle Transit Measure Comes Into Focus — The Urbanist
Bus Network Boost from Wilson's Seattle Transit Measure Comes Into Focus 📰 Support nonprofit journalism Donate # Bus Network Boost from Wilson's Seattle Transit Measure Comes Into Focus By Ryan Packer- June 08, 2026 Share With a 0.15% sales tax bump, Seattle would be poised to see 100,000 more bus trips per year, boosting frequencies on major routes like the D Line and the 36. (Ryan…
- System expansion | Sound Transit — Sound Transit
# System expansion ### KEY ## Expansion projects ### Filters #### Project #### Status Regionwide updates ## Spring/Summer Progress Report Learn about the innovative Wind and Wave Monitoring System that supports 2 Line operations across the I-90 floating bridge, find everything you need to know to take advantage of transit for the region’s big “summer of soccer,” see what our new five-year…
- Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan (2014) - OPCD | seattle.gov — City of Seattle
# Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan (2014) Since 1994, Seattle's Comprehensive Plan has guided growth in Seattle with the goal of fostering a healthy and vibrant city for years to come. < [What & Why](javascript:void(0); "What & Why tab") [Project Documents](javascript:void(0); "Project Documents tab") [Background](javascript:void(0); "Background tab") #### This page contains information on the…