Missing Middle Housing Reform Returns for 2023 Legislative Session

Housing abundance is returning as a big policy issue in the 2023 Washington legislative session. On Tuesday, Rep. Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia) filed her eagerly-awaited...

No Backsliding: MHA Upzones Are a Crucial Step to Tackle the Housing Crisis

Today, the City will hold the final public meeting on "citywide" Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) before the Seattle City Council is expected to vote...

Legal Hurdles Cleared, Seattle is Advancing Accessory Dwelling Reform

New regulations to remove financial and regulatory barriers to backyard cottages and stem the tide of McMansions are moving forward in Seattle, possibly completing...

Washington Legislature’s New Thinking About Housing

WALeg Wednesday Prepares for Floor Vote Frenzies and Small Improvements to Regulations. In This Digest: Important Bills At A Glance Weekly Focus: Lot Splitting and Statewide ADUs Another...

Seattle CID Development Authority Expands into Beacon Hill, Fighting Displacement

Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) is seeking to anchor communities of color in place in and around the CID, with Beacon Pacific Village its latest housing project.

Hearing Examiner Rules Seattle Must Do EIS, Delays Backyard Cottage Law

In a blow to the Housing Affordability & Livability Agenda (HALA), Hearing Examiner Sue Tanner issued a ruling that the City of Seattle must conduct an...

Unraveling the Problem Called Interbay

Early this year, a call went out that the Interbay Armory Advisory Committee was looking for community proposals on what to do with 25...
Two apartment buildings seen on a beautiful day, with one having a label of "Verve", in Redmond's Overlake neighborhood.

Washington Legislature Sets it Sights on Transit-Oriented Development…Again

House Bill 1491 would require cities to increase development capacity around train stations and bus rapid transit stops. But a contentious affordability requirement for that new development could be a sticking point.