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Housing

Governor Jay Inslee (Courtesy of Governor's Office)

Inslee Releases 2020 Legislative Proposals on Homelessness, Transportation, and Climate

On Wednesday, Governor Jay Inslee (D-Washington) released his proposed budget for 2020. The budget is supplemental to the one that the state legislature approved...
The City of Olympia created this Missing Middle graphic which hints rowhouses are in their vision.

Embracing the Middle: Olympia’s Struggle for Housing Diversity Wages On

Early this year, Minneapolis made headlines when it decided to eliminate restrictive single-family zoning laws citywide. Others followed. Oregon passed a measure that requires...
Rendering of residential towers and mixed industrial maker space with proposed salt water marsh. BE 405/505 project group “Urban Assemblage.”

Armory Development Authority Could Unlock Visionary Interbay Plans

Last week, the Washington Department of Commerce released a report about the future of the Interbay Armory site. After months of deliberation, their blue...
Africatown Plaza will anchor a corner of the Midtown Center redevelopment. (Credit: Africatown CLT)

Sawant Introduces Winter Eviction Ban, Mayor Durkan Unveils $110 Million Housing Investment

Mayor Jenny Durkan revealed the slate of affordable housing projects the City would be funding next year to the record-breaking tune of $110 million...

Dream of Regional Homelessness Authority Crashing Into Reality of Tight-Fisted Suburbs

Long-held dreams of setting up a regional authority to coordinate homelessness services in King County officially took a step forward this week as the...
Backyard cottages like this one should be coming to Burien thanks to the City's new reform. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Burien Encourages Accessory Dwelling Units in New Reform

On Monday, the Burien City Council approved a slate of accessory dwelling unit (ADU) reforms. The reforms should make it easier to build ADUs...

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"...
Downtown Tacoma's stretch of Pacific Avenue hosts the Tacoma Link streetcar. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Tacoma Quietly Rezoned Residential Areas in Latest Comp Plan Update

In late September, the Tacoma City Council approved a large slate of areawide rezones and future land use map designation changes, which primarily affected...