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...
We Need More Housing: Would Inclusionary Zoning Hit The Brakes?
With several HALA provisions still up in the air and rents still spiking, the battle for affordable housing is urgent as ever. Mandatory inclusionary...
Progressives like Scott, Sawant, Strauss, and Lewis are Winning the Housing Debate, Opponents Are...
We live in alternate realities. I realized this when I received a pro-Alex Pedersen mailer from People for Affordable Livable Seattle (PALS) political action...
Obama Is A YIMBY
Yesterday the White House released a document called the "Housing Development Toolkit" that stirred major excitement among housing advocates and Yes In My Backyard...
Council To Adopt Mandatory Housing Affordability Residential Program
The Seattle City Council is poised to pass a landmark housing and land use policy today that will complete a two-pronged framework centered on delivering...
PLUZ Talks Amendments To Downtown And South Lake Union Rezone
Later this month, the Seattle City Council will take up a vote on the Downtown and South Lake Union rezones, which would help further...
Roosevelt Community Feedback On Draft MHA Rezones
In early December last year, community members of the Roosevelt neighborhood met for a community workshop to discuss the draft Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones for...
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...