Sunday Video: How The US Made Affordable Homes Illegal
https://youtu.be/0Flsg_mzG-M
Vox digs deep into why American housing is so expensive, which runs the gamut from exclusionary zoning practices to a history of redlining.
Seattle to Boost Downtown with Additional Street-Level Uses
On Monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to energize Downtown Seattle and South Lake Union (SLU) with new street-level uses. This...
Conventional Conforming: The Quiet Hurdle to Increasing Density
How Federal Subsidy of Loan Interest Rates Block Missing Middle Housing
Earlier in the pandemic, I was searching around Zillow. Looking at houses was a...
The Great Seattle Housing Swap
Imagine if you could partner with a developer to build a multiplex or rowhouse on your property, and, in exchange for the land, you...
Sunday Video: Does My Neighborhood Determine My Future?
https://youtu.be/pu2sKNJMH-k
Vox looks at the history of redlining, practices of renting and selling property, zoning practices, public services and investments, and environmental health that collectively...
Midweek Video: Will Electric Cars Kill the Gas Station?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmVIYNzY-pE
Davos Amos looks at what the proliferation of electric cars means for fueling stations in the years ahead. Will they die away? Will they...
Sunday Video: How Fracking Became America’s Money Pit
https://youtu.be/jFWHxZpF9rc
It turns out that fracking is not as lucrative as it was once thought, Bloomberg Quicktake explains.
Midweek Video: Can Miami Replace Silicon Valley?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaddIuKgYys
Miami has over 300 highrises and a climate that many desire. The city's mayor is hoping to lure tech business and jobs from Silicon...