Predictable Disagreement And Surprising Agreements Where Single-Family Zoning Meets Multi-Family
If you take the Route 44 bus all the way to the end of the line in Ballard, you'll find yourself at the intersection...
DRA Drops Appeal Against MHA Program For Affordable Housing
The Downtown Residents Alliance (DRA) is dropping its appeal of Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability program, which will pave the way for rezones in Downtown...
New Round of Studies Underscore Benefits of Building More Housing
Recently, a flurry of studies about the effects of new housing supply has emerged. They rebuff skeptics, who argue against building more housing. In...
First Look: City Keys Up 5% To 7% MHA For Chinatown-International District Rezone
The Chinatown-International District area is next up for rezoning under the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda program, which seeks to pair rezones with Mandatory...
MHA Draft Rezone Maps For All Urban Villages Are Out
We analyzed the five maps the City of Seattle released last month: Aurora-Licton Springs, Capitol Hill, Crown Hill, Othello, and South Park. We also...
University District Rezone Could Move Out Of Committee With These Amendments
Seattle councilmembers will meet this morning to take up discussion and make possible votes on amendments to the University District rezone and urban design legislation,...
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...
Dubicki: When Upzoning Becomes a Fool’s Errand
Yesterday’s report that Seattle’s housing prices rose 11.6% over where they were in November 2019 comes as zero surprise to anyone who has toyed...