The Urbanist Elections Committee Endorses Initiative 135 to Advance Social Housing
Seattle voters may have a unique opportunity this November to support a new model of providing affordable housing, and they should take it. Initiative...
Sunday Video: Social Housing As A Policy Solution
Dave Amos at City Beautiful talks about the history social housing in the United States and whether it's a policy solution worth pursuing again....
Seattle Posts Record Housing Revenue, but Affordable Housing Needs Outpace Supply
The City of Seattle declared this week "Affordable Housing Week" as part of an annual tradition, with the Housing Development Consortium hosting events highlighting...
Prominent Affordable Housing Consortium Comes Out Against Seattle’s Social Housing Ballot Initiative
The Housing Development Consortium (HDC), a prominent player in affordable housing creation in the Seattle region, has come out against proposed ballot Initiative 135,...
The Urbanist Podcast: An Ambitious New Plan to Create Social Housing in Seattle
In this podcast episode, Ray and I discuss the current proposed ballot initiative to create a public development authority (PDA) that would be tasked...
Rainier Beach Strives for Growth without Displacement
A Host of Market-Rate and Affordable Projects Are in the Works
Rainier Beach has long been one of Seattle’s most diverse and affordable neighborhoods. But...
A Closer Look into Seattle’s Public Developer for Social Housing Ballot Initiative
Earlier this week the House Our Neighbors! coalition filed a petition for a ballot initiative asking Seattle voters to weigh in on the creation...
International District Development Wave Comes with Growing Pains and Opportunities
More than 4,500 homes have been constructed, permitted, or proposed in the Chinatown-International District since 2019 -- 1,240 units of them affordable, based on...