Yearly Archives: 2014
How much should a 2 bedroom apartment cost? It should definitely...
We completed our preliminary research on two-bedroom housing in Seattle. We’ll be publishing a comprehensive report on all unit types in the near future....
Comment for January 14th Public Meeting
My name is Owen Pickford and I’m the founder of Housing for Seattle. I’m here because I’m concerned about the cost of housing in...
Notes From The January 14th Community Meeting
If you missed the community meeting at Lowell Elementary chances are you saw fewer angry people yelling at city administrators than me.
The meeting was...
aPodment Opponents Want You To Pay For Their Parking
As mentioned in a previous post, opponents of micro-housing have a legitimate concern that new developments may change the character of their neighborhood. Not...
The city is holding a meeting to reconsider zoning tonight.
The city is calling a meeting because some developments allowed by the current zoning have raised complaints from neighborhood residents.
The meeting's purpose is to...
Meeting Tonight, Monday January 13th in Ballard For Feedback On Development
The Department of Planning and Development is holding an initial meeting to take community feedback on development at 1436 NW 62nd St. This development will...
Seattle Housing Reading List – January 12
Fortunately, we aren’t the only ones writing about housing issues. Here’s what we’ve read recently:
The Sightline Institute showing how parking drives up the cost...
Seattle’s Free Parking Creates A Housing Cost Problem
How can it be a problem if something is free? It turns out, free and subsidized parking is a problem because it is often only...