Bridge Way Could See First Multifamily Project To Qualify For New Living Building Standard
The Northeast Design Review Board is about to take a look at a proposal at 3825 Bridge Way N that aims to be the...
Walking King County’s Twenty Year Budget Tight Rope
"A Broken System" Limits Funding For General Fund, Transit, Housing, and More...
On September 24th, King County Executive Dow Constantine put forth the proposed King...
Neighborhood Plans are High Minded Gatekeeping
Having attended a number of community meetings around Seattle, I can say that there are few things worse than watching a newcomer with ideas...
Pierce County Nearing Final Allocation of 20-Year Growth Targets With Tacoma As Breadwinner
Pierce County is close to allocating its growth targets to local municipalities and unincorporated areas. In total, the county is supposed to accommodate 264,785...
Microhousing Is Not A Prison Cell, Look To The Housing Crisis For A Villain
Yesterday The Seattle Times ran a story titled "Seattle’s newest apartments: ‘prison cell’ with no door for toilet." It's easy to channel righteous anger at housing...
Amazon Is Wrong on the Head Tax
The standoff last week between Amazon and the City of Seattle should leave the 20 cities vying for Amazon's second headquarters with no illusions...
Op-Ed: Wallingford Can Build a Brighter ‘Seattle of the Future’
The Local Sightings film festival juxtaposed The Beacon, a film about a break-dancing studio fighting to survive in South Seattle, with a film about Wallingford grappling with change and potentially embracing a more inclusive, diverse future.
A Triplex Bill Is Fine, But We Need Housing Action on a Truly Massive...
We need homes. A lot of homes. Not just affordable housing, but also middle-income ones, and even luxury homes. I agree with virtually every...