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...

PLUZ Committee To Accept Comment Before First Major U District Rezone Briefing

At 9:30am Tuesday morning, the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee will open its meeting with public comment and conclude with the first...

Zoning Changes Proposed Along 23rd Avenue, Cultural Heart Of The Central District

The Seattle City Council got its first glimpse this week at proposed rezones for three urban village nodes on 23rd Avenue in the Central...

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...

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...

Woodinville Scrambles to Implement Affordability Mandate Downtown

After considering a full halt on multifamily development, tourist-focused Woodinville is set to add a 10% affordable housing requirement months ahead of a full analysis of potential affordability programs. Whether it's an earnest attempt at boosting affordability or a proxy for a building moratorium is anybody's guess at this point.

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...

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...