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00000181-fa79-da89-a38d-fb7f2a230002What will Seattle look like in 2035?The city is working on a comprehensive plan for the next 20 years that includes housing, jobs, transportation, quality of life and the environment: It's a big task.We bring you the voices and analysis that will help determine the future of the Emerald City.

South Lake Union: The Comprehensive Plan That Helped Grow It, And What The Next One Should Do

Ross Reynolds speaks with Roger Valdez of the pro-growth group Smart Growth Seattle about how the last comprehensive plan helped create growth in South Lake Union and what the next comprehensive plan for 2035 should be doing.

Perhaps no Seattle neighborhood has changed more than South Lake Union. What was once low rise and low income is now shiny high rises and Amazon. They spoke at Stackhouse, an apartment complex developed from an old laundry building.