City-Wide MHA Rezone Draft EIS Pushed Back To Late Spring
Earlier this afternoon, Councilmember Lisa Herbold (D-1) broke the news that Seattle's proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability rezones will be pushed back by another two...
In Eastside Affordable Housing Efforts, ARCH Provides Both Help and Hurdles
Inside the complicated calculations that determine if affordable housing gets built on King County’s Eastside and how A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) finds itself in the middle of it all.
We Can Rezone The Ave While Preserving Its Historic Character
Too often, our city has spent years delaying policy with infighting, time that we could spend on collaborative efforts to address our growing housing...
Seattle Reveals Rezoning Concepts and Invites Scoping Comments for Big 2024 Update
Today the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) unveiled its rezoning concepts for the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, which will guide growth for...
Let’s Talk Inclusionary Zoning: An Interview With Arnab Chakraborty
Below is an interview transcript with Arnab Chakraborty. This transcript is part of a series of interviews that are meant to shed light on how...
How We Got Here: A (Brief) History of Mandatory Housing Affordability in Seattle
Today Seattle City Council is voting on "citywide" implementation of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA), a form of inclusionary zoning from which single family zones...
Mitigating Displacement: The Edith Macefield Story
Those who oppose development in Seattle have no greater symbol than the so-called "Up House" in Ballard where Edith Macefield held out against the...
Let’s Talk Inclusionary Zoning: An Interview With Rick Jacobus
Below is an interview transcript with Rick Jacobus. This transcript is part of a series of interviews that are meant to shed light on...







