Housing

Sawant Promises 1,000 Affordable Homes in the Central District via JumpStart Spend Plan

In the Budget Committee yesterday, the Seattle City Council hashed out the spending plan for the JumpStart Seattle payroll tax that passed earlier this...

Seattle Tops 761,100 Residents, Four-County Region Grows to 4,264,200

New population numbers for 2020 from the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) show that Seattle has surpassed 761,100 residents while the four-county...
Mayor Jenny Durkan signs the Fare Share Plan into law at city hall. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

JumpStart Seattle Passes 7-2–Will Mayor Durkan Sign It or Force Veto Override?

On Monday, the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to pass a payroll expense tax targeting companies paying high salaries. The final spending plan is...
Protesters react with fists raised in solidarity as Nikkita Oliver takes the stage at City Hall on Wednesday June 3rd. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Council Set to Pass JumpStart Seattle Payroll Tax

The Seattle City Council is poised to pass a payroll expense tax package to fund Covid-19 relief and affordable housing at its 2pm meeting...

2020 Point-in-Time Report Shows Homelessness Continues to Climb in King County

Data reveals a 5% increase in people living on the streets from 2019. In the earliest hours of the morning on January 24th, 2020,...

Black Faith Leaders Urge Seattle to Fund 1,000 New Affordable Homes in the Central...

Calling for a "Central Area Housing Plan" that seeks to remedy decades of gentrification that have displaced Black residents from Seattle's Central District, last...

Reimagining Southcenter: An Urban Mixed-Use District

Can a sprawling mall become an urban oasis? Our Seattle region is growing up. New skyscrapers loom over where humble abodes once stood. New buildings...

Sunday Video: How Did Planners Design Soviet Cities?

https://youtu.be/JGVBv7svKLo Regardless of how you feel about Russian communism, Soviet planners were very consistent in their approach to developing cities and building communities. Across different...