City-Wide MHA Rezone Draft EIS Pushed Back To Late Spring
Earlier this afternoon, Councilmember Lisa Herbold (D-1) broke the news that Seattle's proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability rezones will be pushed back by another two...
Seattle Floats Scaling Back Energy Code Changes to Cut Housing Costs
Seattle could hit the brakes on implementing an energy code that's much more stringent than the state code, in the hopes of getting more housing units into the development pipeline.
Catholic Church Property Sale Sets Stage for 1,300 Carbon-Neutral Homes in First Hill
The Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle has announced the impending sale and redevelopment of four properties on First Hill in Seattle to Westbank, a developer based...
After ‘Year of Housing 2.0’, Policymakers Eye Next Big Housing Moves
Following a productive legislative session on the issue of housing, with around a dozen bills signed into law, Washington state lawmakers are already looking ahead to the next set of challenges to tackle.
Op-Ed: Seattle Council Should Double Rental Assistance, Not Slash It
To prevent homelessness and improve housing stability, Seattle City Council should not cut funding for Tenant Services and Rental Assistance as Mayor Bruce Harrell proposes, and instead double it.
Required Bicycle Parking and aPodments
The city's draft of microhousing legislation (p. 15) includes a previously proposed regulation for bicycle parking: 1 secure space for every 4 microhousing units.
Seattle currently requires...
Seattle’s Slow Progress on Homelessness
Seattle is now more than a year into a city-declared state of emergency around the issue of homelessness. On November 2, 2015, the office...
The Urbanist Endorses Seattle Prop 1A to Fund Social Housing
In February, Seattleites should vote yes on Proposition 1A to launch the Seattle Social Housing Developer with progressive revenue. The Urbanist Elections Committee lays out why.