Seattle Must End Single-Family Zoning to Create an Equitable Housing System
This morning the land use committee takes up Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda's proposal to rename Seattle's single-family zoning as "Neighborhood Residential." It's just a first...
PSRC Housing Strategy Seeks to Galvanize Region to Action
In July, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) released their draft three-pronged Regional Housing Strategy (RHS). The strategy is to be a collection of...
A Skyline by UW – U District Development Spree Part 2
When we last covered highrise development in the U District, there were only eight highrise projects somewhere along the permitting and construction process. That...
Sound Transit’s U District Development Site Should Be an Affordable Tower
Last week, Sound Transit released a survey on the U District Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). The parcel at 1000 NE 45th Street is in question,...
Northern Midrise – U District Development Spree Part 1
If you still need proof that Seattle is not dying, just take a look at the development activity undergone, ongoing, and forecasted in the...
Durkan Again Delays Racial Equity Analysis of Seattle Growth Strategy
In November 2018, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, with the backing of housing advocates like us, succeeded in getting $500,000 added to the City budget to...
Governor Partially Vetoes Backyard Cottage Bill at Request of Housing Advocates, AARP
Providing more housing options in single-family zones is a policy idea that state legislators have kicked around for years. This session, the Washington State...
Roosevelt Needs a Zoning Refresh
With an overly limited urban village around its light rail station, Roosevelt could really use an expansion.
I moved my family to the edge of...