Social Housing
Join The Urbanist for a Meetup with House Our Neighbors on Feb 3rd
Join The Urbanist and House Our Neighbors at TeKu Tavern Monday Feb 3rd at 6pm to socialize and hear about Prop 1A.
Op-Ed: Queen Anne Must Embrace New Neighbors Rather than Fear Housing
Seattle must embrace bold zoning changes in Queen Anne and similar neighborhoods to preserve our city's promise for future generations. We need a lot more housing in all parts of Seattle. Seattle isn’t full. Queen Anne isn’t full.
Seattle Architects Unveil Designs for Social Housing Ahead of February Vote
New renderings, created by Neiman Taber Architects, present a vision for voters of what publicly-funded social housing would look like in Seattle. A dedicated funding source for social housing is on the ballot in February via Prop 1A.
Op-Ed: Join for ‘Yes on Prop 1A’ Social Housing Campaign Kickoff
Join House Our Neighbors for a Prop 1A campaign kick-off event 5:30pm Saturday, November 9. The ballot measure would fund social housing with an excess compensation tax and is up for a February 11th special election.
County Advances Billion-Dollar Social Housing Bond Study, Questions Remain
King County Council advanced a motion from Girmay Zahilay commissioning a study of a billion-dollar bond for workforce housing, but questions remain about how to guarantee the bonds and structure the program.
Seattle Council Puts Competing Measure Against Social Housing on February Ballot
Seattle Councilmember Maritza Rivera and three other councilmembers sponsored a competing measure seeking to elbow out a ballot initiative funding social housing. The two measures will go to voters in February. Only one can pass.
Zahilay Proposes Billion-Dollar Bond for Social Housing
King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay rolled out the Regional Workforce Housing Initiative this week, aiming to use bonding to boost family-sized workforce housing construction. Colleagues were largely supportive, but warned the devil was in the details.
Op-Ed: Regional Workforce Housing Initiative Can Create Affordable Homes Near Jobs
King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay lays out the case for his $1 billion workforce housing bond proposal, saying workers deserve affordable housing near their jobs.