Midweek Video: Vienna Co-Housing
https://vimeo.com/191659582
What is it like to live in co-housing? This video shows what life is like in a Vienna co-housing community.
Walla Walla: A Washington City Without Single-Family-Only Zoning
Walla Walla flew under the radar in 2018 when the city adopted zoning changes entirely eliminating single-family zones. These zoning changes alongside the new...
Seattle Must End Single-Family Zoning to Create an Equitable Housing System
This morning the land use committee takes up Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda's proposal to rename Seattle's single-family zoning as "Neighborhood Residential." It's just a first...
Sawant, Black Faith Leaders Call for Reparations to Rectify Seattle’s Racist Housing Practices
Update: Since this article was initially published, Councilmember Kshama Sawant has formally submitted a resolution calling on the City to "support community demands to...
PSRC Housing Strategy Seeks to Galvanize Region to Action
In July, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) released their draft three-pronged Regional Housing Strategy (RHS). The strategy is to be a collection of...
Will Electorate Blame Mayor Durkan for Four Years of Mismanagement?
Don't say we didn't warn you. The Urbanist has been highlighting the blunders of the Durkan administration from the campaign to year one to...
It’s Time to Overhaul Design Review
Fifteen housing advocates applied for 15 open seats on Seattle's design review boards this winter. A public records request revealed that all 15 were...
Hot YIMBY Summer
There has been quite a lull in pro-housing advocacy opportunities since the controversial Mandatory Housing Affordability and Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda rezones of...