Digital Design Review Aims to Keep Housing Pipeline Flowing During COVID Crisis
Seattle's design review process has been on a hold for about a month now due distancing measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Today, Mayor...
Sunday Video: How San Francisco Erased A Neighborhood
https://youtu.be/tcsdglJFT0M
Vox shares a story of colonization, racism, and gentrification that created and then erased a Filipino neighborhood in San Francisco. This story was repeated...
As Olympia Falters, Sawant and Morales Forge Ahead on Big Business Tax to Fund...
With time running out in Olympia, it looks like state legislators won't be able to come together to pass a bill authorizing King County...
Los Angeles’ Fauxtalian Renaissance: Obliterating Culture and Facilitating Gentrification
If you’ve ever driven on US-101 through Downtown Los Angeles, you’ve seen Geoff Palmer’s Renaissance-style apartments. Marketed under ostentatious names such as The Medici,...
Two Upcoming Events Focus on Regional Housing Strategy
Two upcoming event will put the focus on how our city and county plan on responding to our region's housing crisis. Both should provide...
Metro Delays Park-and-Ride Redevelopment Plans, Save for 232 Affordable Homes
In the midst of a regional housing crunch and global climate emergency, a park-and-ride next to a soon-to-open light rail station is successfully clinging...
The Potential and Pitfalls of Prefabricated Buildings
The City issued permits on January 17th for another new tower in Belltown, but this one was a little different. The developer, Sustainable Living...
Mayor Durkan Stresses Pragmatism over Systemic Change in State of City Speech
"Being progressive means actually making progress, and we have done it," Mayor Jenny Durkan boasted in her annual State of the City speech on...