University District Rezone And Urban Design Proposal Sees Alterations
The University District rezone and urban design legislation is headed to Council for review and deliberation later this fall. We covered the original draft...
Mosqueda, González, and Juarez Push for Bigger MHA Rezones Amid Amendment Debates
On Friday, the Seattle City Council had a marathon meeting on amendments to the proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones and land use regulations....
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...
Why Seattle Needs Inclusionary Zoning, Explained By The Bid-Rent Curve
“Barriers to spatial mobility are barriers to social mobility.” - American Apartheid
Every morning Sandy McKay gets in her Volvo hatchback and joins the flow...
Changes To Chinatown-International District Rezone Proposal Under Consideration
A package of rezones are headed to the Chinatown-International District area in a few short weeks. The rezones promise to unlock Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA)...
Join Us In Creating A Welcoming Wallingford
Welcoming Wallingford is a new group seeking to engage in the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) dialogue in the Wallingford neighborhood. This is...
Seattle Council Approves Batch of Harrell’s Downtown Activation Plan Rezones
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's pitch to rezone parts of downtown has succeeded. The mayor had made two particular rezones for highrise housing along Third...
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...