High Time For High-Rise: Reduced Rezones Do Not Reduce Displacement
We've been arguing for taller development outside of Downtown for a while; unfortunately, the City has added no high-rise zones in preliminary Mandatory Housing Affordability...
How HALA Rezones Would Increase Capacity
Rezones are on the horizon for many areas in Seattle as part of Mayor Ed Murray's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda. Giving an early...
Seattle Mulls Changes To SEPA Thresholds For Infill Development
Seattle is mulling restoration of increased categorical exemptions for certain types of "infill development" from environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The...
Sneak Peek At HALA Rezones
A handful of draft rezones associated with the Mayor Ed Murray's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) were unveiled last night by the Office...
Let’s Talk Inclusionary Zoning: An Interview With Bill Witte
Below is an interview transcript with Bill Witte. This transcript is part of a series of interviews that are meant to shed light on...
Obama Is A YIMBY
Yesterday the White House released a document called the "Housing Development Toolkit" that stirred major excitement among housing advocates and Yes In My Backyard...
Contract Rezones Partially Approved And The Swedish Skybridge
The Seattle City Council met on Monday to vote on several ordinances, including three land use-related ordinances as part of their weekly legislative agenda. The first two dealt...
Why I Support The U District Rezone
Here is the extended version of the one-minute public comment I delivered about 30 minutes into the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) committee...