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Building the Movement for Affordable Housing Now
Guest Contributor and Housing Now Seattle (Guest Contributor) -
Seattle is in a housing crisis. We need urgent action to address high prices, limited supply, and increasing numbers of low income people being...
When Waiting For a Bus or Train Is a Pleasure: How Sweden Brings Together Great Public Space and Transit Centers to Make Livable Cities
Guest Contributor and Tony Mazzella (Guest Contributor) -
Great cities are often known by their signature urban spaces and superb public transit. As Seattle works to activate and energize the public realm and...
Put Your Feet First and Move Seattle: Vote YES on Prop 1
Guest Contributor, Jim Davis (Guest Contributor), Beau Morton (Guest Contributor) and Feet First (Guest Contributor) -
This November, Seattle voters will have the opportunity to vote YES on ballot Proposition 1, a nine-year transportation levy. Proposition 1 would replace the...
Article Note: This is the first of two pieces by Alex Brennan on the Seattle 2035 growth alternatives. Next week, he'll share his vision...
The Double-Edged Sword of Public Records – Housing and Jobs vs. the Public Right to Know
Guest Contributor and Damon Shadid (Guest Contributor) -
My Trusty Gavel by Brian Turner on Flickr.
The Problem
In the present information age, with access to details about virtually anyone’s life available to all,...
A Call To Action For The Washington Housing Trust Fund
Guest Contributor, Homestead (Guest Contributor) and Erika Malone (Guest Contributor) -
This is a guest post provided by Erika Malone from Homestead Community Land Trust, an organization working to provide permanently affordable home ownership in...