Bellevue Council Update: Rezones for Religious Properties & City to Get Drug (Settlement) Money
Work on the issue of affordable housing continues in Bellevue, as the City Council voted Monday evening to advance staff work on rezones for...
The Seattle Region Must Embrace Housing Abundance
With its temperate climate, Seattle is likely to be a popular destination for climate refugees fleeing areas made drier and hotter by climate change....
The Urbanist Podcast: YIMBYtown
If you follow housing politics, you've probably heard of the term YIMBY (a.k.a. yes in my backyard), but do you know what differentiates the...
Bellevue Adds Restrictions to State Mandated Housing Legislation
On Wednesday evening, Bellevue's seven-member Planning Commission advanced final recommendations for implementing portions of HB 1220 within the city. That bill, passed by the...
Prominent Affordable Housing Consortium Comes Out Against Seattle’s Social Housing Ballot Initiative
The Housing Development Consortium (HDC), a prominent player in affordable housing creation in the Seattle region, has come out against proposed ballot Initiative 135,...
Is Lynnwood Headed for a Housing Backlash?
Sound Transit plans to open Lynnwood Link in 2024, but the Lynnwood City Council is already signaling some hesitancy about transit-oriented development near the...
Home in Tacoma for All Coalition Seeks Greater Equity in Zoning Reforms
Home in Tacoma aims to overhaul Tacoma’s housing rules to allow greater flexibility in building practices. It will allow denser housing to be built...
Shoreline to Overhaul Transportation Plan Ahead of 2024 Light Rail
Very few cities in the region will see two new Sound Transit light rail stations open within their borders by the end of this...