Call To Action: Support The U District Rezone
A five-year process could finally be coming to fruition Tuesday as the Seattle City Council votes on the University District Rezone and Urban Design Proposal at...
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...
Why Urbanists Must Support Linkage Fees and Inclusionary Zoning: A Scalable Policy For Affordable...
Over the past few years a convincing narrative emerged explaining high housing costs in cities. As the narrative goes, urban housing is expensive because...
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Shows Big Possibilities for MHA Rezones
The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the zoning changes its proposing in urban...
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...
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...
Downtown Group Files Appeal Against MHA Program And HALA
The Downtown Residents Alliance (DRA) has filed an appeal on the SEPA Threshold Determination for the implementation of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) in Downtown...
City Reflects on Seattle’s Affordable Housing Progress in 2019
Our city is facing a housing crisis. Before the onset of the pandemic, when the economy was humming and jobs were bountiful, we had...