Rent Stabilization Tops Washington Democrats’ Housing Agenda for 2025 Session
Democratic leaders are saying this is the year that the Washington State Legislature will finally pass rent stabilization, with momentum building behind Rep. Emily Alvarado's bill.
Will Linkage Fees Keep Properties Off The Market?
In my last article on linkage fees I made the case that the typical supply and demand dynamics we are familiar with from buying gasoline...
Help Bring Seattle Home!
The annual Point In Time Count numbers came out yesterday. 12,112 people experiencing homelessness were counted countywide, a 4 percent increase from last year....
Call to Action: Support 133 Homes in Magnolia at Upcoming Design Review
The all-volunteer West Design Review Board will hear about a project at 2550 32nd Ave W that would house new neighbors and bring an...
It Was the Blurst of Times: Vox Makes Facile Comparison of Seattle to Detroit...
This isn't the first time Matthew Yglesias, co-founder of Vox, has waded into Seattle issues from his national platform. And it's not the first...
Wonkabout Washington: Lessons in Intergenerational Organizing from Olympia
We’re all socially distancing here in Washington but last
week we convened a group of land use leaders in Olympia for a discussion about
how to...
Roosevelt Community Feedback On Draft MHA Rezones
In early December last year, community members of the Roosevelt neighborhood met for a community workshop to discuss the draft Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones for...
Amending Aurora Zoning
Cities grow organically, by trial and error, sometimes with calculated assumptions made by planning experts. The Urban Village Strategy of the mid-1990s is one of...