Mobility + Households

Seattle's Link Light Rail serves relatively few people south of Downtown. Increasing density around the stations is necessary to leverage a huge investment. Compact communities are taking shape with rezoning efforts led in part by the Seattle Planning Commission.

Land Use + Bikes

Bicycle Oriented Development(BOD) increases density around bike routes and eyes on the street to increase "the feeling of safety". But in Seattle it will be hard to implement. First-class bike routes (class 1) lie around water bodies where the terrain is flat. But so do industrial areas, heavily dependent on water and rail for transportation. Seattle doesn't need to focus on the bicyclists to encourage BOD, but in Zoning and Transit corridors around these waterfront areas.