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...
Bumping Seattle’s Comp Plan Release to Autumn Pressurizes the Schedule and the Stakes
Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) has announced that release of the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan will be delayed until September. The...
Op-Ed: JumpStart Should Remain an Affordable Housing Commitment, Not a Piggybank
JumpStart investments in housing and climate investments must be preserved in future years, despite Mayor Harrell's proposal to siphon $287 million and remove spend plan guardrails.
Farewell to 2014: It Was the Year of The Urbanist
2014 was an unassuming year for The Urbanist. At the outset of it, The Urbanist was little more than an idea. But late January...
Co-Living: How Will Seattle’s Development Boom Respond to a Growing Desire for Shared Spaces?
From mega developments like the Collective in London, to more boutique spaces like Euclid Manor in Oakland, co-living is increasing its influence on housing...
Prominent Affordable Housing Consortium Comes Out Against Seattle’s Social Housing Ballot Initiative
The Housing Development Consortium (HDC), a prominent player in affordable housing creation in the Seattle region, has come out against proposed ballot Initiative 135,...
Bellevue Unveils Bold Growth Strategy for 152,000 Additional Homes
Through a mix of highrise, midrise, and missing middle housing, Bellevue's new comprehensive plan would provide capacity for an extra 152,000 homes and 185,000 jobs, potentially allowing the city's population to more than double over the next 20 years.
The Builder’s Remedy is Coming to Washington State
Senate Bill 5148, signed into law Tuesday, sets up a brand new framework of accountability around state housing law. The bill includes a so-called "builder's remedy" that is intended to force local governments to stay in compliance or see their zoning laws overridden.