Seattle Neighourhoods: Not Just for Single-Family Homes
Look around a residential neighbourhood in a typical American city, and you will see an ocean of single-family detached homes. There is a myth...
Why Tech Workers Should Care About Housing Issues
Technology industry workers are not apathetic. The industry is known for its passionate defense of civil liberties, the unprecedented scope of the philanthropy of...
5 Cities And Their Housing Cost Solutions
Next City's article "Five Extreme Models to Combat High Rent" is an interesting read simply because it lays out solutions to housing price problems that have actually...
Your Housing Is More Expensive If You Have To Own A Car. Here’s How...
One of the biggest pleasures I get out of living in a city is that I don't have to own a car. Cars can...
Yesler Terrace: Hot In 2014
This week, the City of Seattle's Council Transportation Committee had a briefing on a new staircase at Yesler Terrace called the 10th Avenue...
Density With Children In Mind
In his “Why Urbanism?” post, Ben cited research showing cities cause people to voluntarily have fewer children. From a planetary carrying capacity perspective, that...
Why Is Housing Cheaper In Raleigh Than San Francisco? Here’s One Big Reason
Housing prices in many cities are on the rise. This trend has been pushing lower income workers out of housing in many cities, including...
Make Housing Cost Our Top Priority
In a previous post we established a few important points. First, the housing market isn't a solution to be accepted or thrown out but rather...