Majority of Bellevue Residents Support Inclusionary Zoning, Worry About Affordable Housing in New Poll

In a survey of 475 Bellevue residents commissioned by the Bellevue Housing Research Coalition and conducted by Change Research, 68% of those polled said...

Bellevue Primes Wilburton for a Potential Urban Transformation

The vision that Bellevue has for parking-dominated Wilburton is thousands of new homes close to transit and trail connections. The question now is getting the details right so that development can be fostered, rather than stifled.

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...

PLUZ Considers Refinements To The Downtown/SLU Rezones

The rezone proposals for Downtown Seattle and South Lake Union (SLU) could be getting a handful of refinements. The Seattle Planning, Land Use, and...

No Backsliding: MHA Upzones Are a Crucial Step to Tackle the Housing Crisis

Today, the City will hold the final public meeting on "citywide" Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) before the Seattle City Council is expected to vote...

Why I Support The U District Rezone

Here is the extended version of the one-minute public comment I delivered about 30 minutes into the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) committee...

‘Home In Tacoma’ Advances with Recommendation to Eliminate Single-Family Zoning

Tacoma has taken another step in its land use reform process to equitably house people and undo a legacy of exclusionary zoning. Home In...

Contract Rezones Partially Approved And The Swedish Skybridge

The Seattle City Council met on Monday to vote on several ordinances, including three land use-related ordinances as part of their weekly legislative agenda. The first two dealt...