Tacoma Voters Pass State’s Strongest Tenant Protections, Inspiring Other Cities to Act
As of December 8th, tenants in Tacoma have more legal recourse against rent increases, landlord retaliation, high late fees, and even some evictions. Tacoma's...
Should Seattle Declare a Moratorium on Selling Off City-Owned Land?
When Mayor Jenny Durkan announced her "Building a Bridge to Housing for All" plan to sell a prime city-owned parcel at 1933 Minor Ave...
HALA Recomendations Are A Huge Win For Affordable Housing
Over the last two months the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) recommendations garnered tremendous debate, some of which nearly killed the historic...
Federal Way Is Planning a Transit-Oriented District
Federal Way is working through the initial stages of a subarea planning process in the southern portion of the city. The "City South"...
Off Limits: How Seattle’s Suburbs Are Blocking Housing
Suburbs surrounding Seattle, some of them literally islands, are pulling up the drawbridges to growth. That is putting even more pressure on Seattle to...
Introducing The Urbanist’s Podcast
In this preview of The Urbanist's forthcoming podcast, Natalie Argerious discusses the missing middle housing bill, HB 1782, which just might make it across...
New Seattle Legislation Advances Renter Protections Against Economic Eviction
On Monday, the Seattle City Council had a busy -- and consequential -- day of voting on council bills related to renters' rights in...
West Design Review Board Withholds Approval for 323 Homes Atop Queen Anne Safeway
Facing gripes about brick color and other minutia, 323 homes will need to wait.
In 1994, Councilmember Jim Street proudly predicted Queen Anne would be...