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Denny Triangle is sprouting residential towers. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Seattle Times Laments Loss of Parking Socialism as Some Condo Parking Hits $100,000 a...

This morning The Seattle Times took a look at Seattle's parking market and did not like what they found. It appears some poor forgotten...
Downtown Seattle from 4th and Washington. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

It Would Be a Travesty to Cave to Business Leaders Who Want to Preempt...

Last week, news broke that a King County payroll tax is in the works. Seventeen Democratic state representatives have signed on a bill (House...
A construction project on Stone Way. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

The Mayor’s Middle-Income Housing Recommendations Skirt the Edges of the Change We Need

"Missing middle" housing types weren't a focus of a recent report on middle-income housing.  On January 22, 2020, Mayor Jenny Durkan took receipt of the...

Constantine and Durkan Unveil County Payroll Tax to Raise $121 Million Annually for Housing...

Yesterday, Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) introduced a bill that would grant King County the authority to enact a progressive payroll tax targeting large firms...
A perspective of Merwede district of Utrecht, Netherlands, (Credit: marco.broekman and OKRA)

A Triplex Bill Is Fine, But We Need Housing Action on a Truly Massive...

We need homes. A lot of homes. Not just affordable housing, but also middle-income ones, and even luxury homes. I agree with virtually every...
A triplex in Magnolia. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

How to Finetune Rep. Macri’s Single-Family Rezone Bill

Land use wonks and laypeople alike are rejoicing over the recent spate of proposals coming out of the state legislature related to increasing the...
Seattle Planning Commissions's Growth Strategy White Paper dropped on January 7th, 2020.

Seattle Planning Commission Urges City to Get Ambitious with Growth Strategy

Yesterday, the Seattle Planning Commission released a Growth Strategy White Paper calling for dramatic changes to Seattle's zoning. The white paper builds upon the...
Even a few miles from Downtown, single family homes start taking over. Madrona is not an urban village. (Photo by author)

SCALE Thwarted Again in Latest Appeal of MHA Rezones

Last week, the Growth Management Hearings Board issued a ruling denying an appeal of recent zoning changes brought by a coalition of homeowner groups...