Seattle City Council Approves Uptown Rezone and Design Review Improvements
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved a slate of land use changes spanning improvements to the design review process to rezoning large swaths...
Councilmember Juarez Seeks To Freeze Heavy Commercial Development in Aurora-Licton Springs
Councilmember Debora Juarez intends to introduce legislation today that would encourage more housing and pedestrian-oriented urban development in the Aurora-Licton Springs Urban Village. The...
Housing Now’s Open Letter on Design Review
Before most new buildings in Seattle can be constructed, their plans must first go through a process known as “Design Review.” Design Review Boards...
Call to Action: Support Rezoning Uptown and Reforming Design Review on Monday
The Seattle City Council is hosting a double feature at SIFF Cinema Uptown Auditorium 3 on Monday September 11. The first public hearing for the...
Map of the Week: The High Cost of Single Family Housing
Sightline's Margaret Morales published a great piece yesterday using housing data to show that multi-family housing helps make Seattle neighborhoods more affordable. Detached single-family...
Statement On The Seattle Fair Growth Interview
I should probably introduce myself. I'm Doug Trumm: Seattle Renter, Fair-Weather Bicyclist, Committed Urbanist. I recently agreed to serve as the Publication Director of...
Seattle Fair Growth: An Interview, Part 2 – Housing Debate
Introduction
With the goal of bridging the political divide and challenging my own assumptions, I sat down with Sarajane Siegfriedt (SS) and Jon Lisbin (JL)...
Seattle Fair Growth: An Interview, Part 1
Introduction
In an age of rising political polarization, it can be tough to find common ground with those whom we disagree. To break through the...