Snohomish County Light Rail Planning Turns Toward Housing
Approaching the halfway mark of their Fall 2020 Light Rail Communities workshop, Snohomish County has opened up part two of the workshop to address...
Outpacing Suburbs, Seattle Grows 20,100 in One Year in Latest State Population Estimate
Seattle's population rebounded from its brief pandemic dip with a vengeance according to the latest population estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial...
Walla Walla: A Washington City Without Single-Family-Only Zoning
Walla Walla flew under the radar in 2018 when the city adopted zoning changes entirely eliminating single-family zones. These zoning changes alongside the new...
Seattle Chamber Behind Council Plan to Torpedo Social Housing Initiative
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce crafted the ballot language for Proposition 1B and pressured councilmembers to follow their plan to delay the social housing vote and put the competing measure on the ballot to siphon support, newly unearthed public records show. The centrists on Seattle City Council did as business leaders advised.
Kenmore Council Rejects 100-Unit Supportive Housing Facility Following Backlash
Kenmore could be flushing $30 million in grants and the 100 affordable homes they were intended to fund.
Following a marathon public hearing that ran...
Eviction Defense Bills Pass Out of Committee with Pedersen Dissenting
The Seattle City Council's Renters' Rights Committee passed three bills providing further protections from evictions and rejected a bevy of amendments from Councilmember Alex...
Morales’ Equitable Housing Incentive Bill Faces Pushback Over Trees, Scale
Councilmember Tammy Morales' "Connected Communities" pilot program faced a gauntlet of questions and concerns from her new colleagues. Tree activists fretted over depleting canopy. Nonetheless, Morales hopes to pass the bill in March.
Bellingham Votes to End to Parking Mandates in Housing Push
On Monday, Bellingham joined the growing list of cities that have opted to eliminate parking mandates citywide. Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund and an allied city council have more housing reforms on deck.