Dueling Tenant Rights Measures Square Off in Tacoma
Tacoma For All is pushing a sweeping tenant bill of rights, and the City is planning a weaker package of changes.
Affordable housing and tenants’...
The Urbanist Podcast: How to Crush a Housing Project the Seattle Way
In this episode, civil engineer and Urbanist contributing writer Donna Breske discusses her experience with the frustrating hurdles posed by the permitting process in Seattle with...
Op-Ed: Seattle’s Water Main Upgrade Policy is Causing Higher Costs and Homebuilding Snags
A City stakeholder meeting on May 25 holds the prospect of improving processes around water system upgrades and permitting.
The Urbanist has covered before how...
Seattle City Council District 4: Flirting with Disaster, Hoping for Deliverance
Elections have consequences – sometimes far greater than we would have initially imagined. Progressive urbanist Shaun Scott’s loss to Alex Pedersen in the last...
Op-Ed: Seattle Should Look at Its Tree Code Through the Lens of Housing
For too long, Seattle’s tree codes have been open to interpretation. That appears to finally be changing, thanks to the careful work of the...
Pending Low-Income Tax Credit Expiration Could Cost 2,000 Affordable Homes
More than 2,000 units of affordable housing in King County alone could stop being affordable by the end of the decade because of the...
Housing Density Is a Win-Win For Wildlife and People
Washington needs abundant, affordable, and accessible housing. Accordingly, this legislative session made progress on housing density (via HB 1110, HB 1337, SB 5190, and...
Four Vital Housing and Climate Bills Survive the Washington Legislature
WALeg Wednesday considers the housing package that passed, led by HB 1110.
As the legislative calendar winds its way to adjourning sine die (until next...