The Top HALA Recommendations for Seattle’s Affordable Housing Future
On Wednesday the Seattle City Council will hold a public hearing on recommendations to increase the city's amount and variety of affordable housing options....
Public Finance Gaining Steam
In the heat of ongoing debates over the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) recommendations, single family zoning, and rent control, it sometimes seems...
Fridaygram: Wallingford Rowhouses
Over the weekend, I drove through Wallingford after picking up some groceries and along the way one particular row of houses caught my eye. At...
Seattle City Council Notes: New Firearms Rules and Tax, City Enters Into Affordable Housing...
At a general legislative session yesterday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss a packed agenda. Topics ranged from the waterfront public space initiative to all-gender...
Why The HALA Single-Family Upzones Died
For many urbanists, it's been a journey of elation to despair. Just two weeks after the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) proposals were...
Seattle Mayor Murray Withdraws HALA Proposals in Single-Family Areas
Less than two weeks after the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda's (HALA) release of recommendations, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is already pulling back on some proposals....
Revisiting Sustainable Housing, Politics and a Basic Pride of Place
In Seattle, the recent recommendations of the Mayor’s Housing and Livability Agenda (HALA) Advisory Committee have dominated civic discussion, particularly a small part of...
Much DADU About Nothing
Since the release of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee recommendations, there has been much speculation on what diversifying the single-family zones...