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...
King County Sets 2044 Growth Targets with Seattle and Bellevue at the Top
The future of jobs and housing growth in King County has been set. In late June, an obscure regional body known as the Growth...
It’s Not 1994 Anymore
But will Seattle stop acting like it before it’s too late?
With the Covid-19 crisis dragging on, and the climate crisis setting us up for...