Harrell is Lukewarm on Missing Middle Housing Bill as Inslee Continues Push
Dozens of progressive councilmembers and mayors backed HB 1782, including Councilmembers Mosqueda, Lewis, Morales, and Strauss.
Battle lines are quickly forming on the statewide missing...
Op-Ed: Join for ‘Yes on Prop 1A’ Social Housing Campaign Kickoff
Join House Our Neighbors for a Prop 1A campaign kick-off event 5:30pm Saturday, November 9. The ballot measure would fund social housing with an excess compensation tax and is up for a February 11th special election.
Baugruppen: Innovative Constructs
Editor’s Note: This is Part 4 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the series.
Baugruppen provide a vehicle...
The Urbanist Podcast: What’s Next for Washington State Housing Advocacy
Last week, we published an oral history of Washington State's missing middle housing bill. Creating this episode involved interviewing several of the lawmakers and...
Op-Ed: How Mobile Villages Could Tackle Seattle’s Homelessness Emergency
To fill in the gaps in the continuum of care for unhoused neighbors, the Seattle region should deploy mobile tiny house villages, argues Taiwo Adeptun. Managed mobile villages of tiny homes can rotate between eligible locations, providing a rapidly deployable option to get homeless people inside.
Seattle to Acquire Sisley Properties in Roosevelt
The Seattle City Council will vote today on whether to acquire a one-fifth-acre property from Hugh Sisley, an infamous slumlord in the city's Roosevelt...
Snohomish County Approves Zoning Reform for More Urban Housing
In early May, the Snohomish County Council signed off on two ordinances allowing more housing in urban areas. These steps in encouraging more urban...
What to Know About Washington State’s Competing Missing Middle Housing Bills
Housing policy is front and center in the Washington State House this short session, as highlighted by a recent public hearing in which differing...