Op-Ed: Off-Base Form-Based Codes Could Be Headed to Seattle
Right now, the city of Seattle is at a crossroads. As a robust job market, the city has never had a housing plan that...
Black History and Ambition Meet at an Expanding Bryant Manor
FAME Housing is building an affordable housing development like no other in Seattle's Central District
For over 50 years, Bryant Manor has provided affordable...
Bellevue Councilmember Oversteps Authority to Block Additional Housing Capacity
In rejecting midrise zoning, Councilmember Robertson cited a handshake agreement with homeowners, worrying more homes would "unduly alarm the neighborhoods."
If completing legally-mandated, once-in-a-decade planning...
Spokane Leads the Way with Parking Reform
One year ago, Spokane shocked the state by passing a sweeping housing reform bill that, among other things, reduced minimum lot sizes and legalized fourplexes anywhere...
State Model Code for Middle Housing is Missing Enough Housing
Commerce recently had a consultant create a form-based code, but the draft fails to advance housing abundance.
Now that Washington State’s Middle Housing bill (HB1110)...
Extreme Heat and the Legacy of Racist Housing Policies in Seattle
A hot summer day in Seattle may be scorching in the Central District, a historically Black neighborhood, while North Capitol Hill, home to many...
Bumping Seattle’s Comp Plan Release to Autumn Pressurizes the Schedule and the Stakes
Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) has announced that release of the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan will be delayed until September. The...
New Tool Visualizes Housing Near Transit in Puget Sound Cities
How many new homes could be created if cities in the Puget Sound region legalized denser housing near transit stations and where would they...