Housing

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Poll Indicates Washingtonians Strongly Favor Statewide Missing Middle Housing Bill

More than 60% of likely Washington voters indicated they were supportive of legislation to increase production of missing middle housing across the state in...
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Going It Alone with Affordable Housing Funds Not Yet Fruitful for Bellevue

Funding for an affordable housing project for domestic violence survivors moved forward with unanimous approval at Bellevue's most recent city council meeting. The new...

Statewide Missing Middle Housing Bill Clears Committee Vote, But Not Before Pollet and Senn...

On Tuesday, House Bill 1782 passed out of House Local Government Committee, but the bill was weakened in the process. Still, it's a milestone...
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Housing Notes: Capitol Hill Safeway Mixed-Use Design Review, TOD in Lynnwood and Northgate

First a quick factoid to kick off this installment of housing notes. U.S. Census data shows that housing construction is on the rise across...

Mercer Island and Bellevue Squander Housing Opportunities Near East Link

Puget Sound has embarked on ambitious transit expansions. But the success of those largely hinge on people living near stations and stops, no matter...
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Seattle Times Wrong Again, Siding with Exclusion and Housing Scarcity

The Seattle Times editorial board has long been a foe of housing diversity and density, and they proved that yet again yesterday. The editorial...
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Rental Assistance, Conflict Mediation Slowing Evictions in Bellevue – For Now

Much advocacy and media focus has been rightly granted to the newly-elected Mayor Bruce Harrell's one-month extension of Seattle's eviction moratorium. However, this level...

Transpo Notes: Zero-Emissions Fleet Study, TOD at Tacoma Dome Station, Harrell Joins Sound Transit...

This week’s Transpo Notes highlights: extended service reductions on King County Metro, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell joining Sound Transit's board, new transit-oriented development at...