Displacement Remains Top Concern for International District Residents
One year after the passage of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones in the Chinatown-International District (CID) neighborhood, the community is contemplating its difficult present...
Seattle Hopes Early Community Engagement Will Help Shape Design
Under new rules that started this month, early community engagement will be a key element of Seattle's design review process. Policymakers hope that the...
Pour One Out for the True Victims of the Housing Crisis: Single Family Homeowners
The Seattle Times Editorial Board weighed in on pending reform to increase backyard cottage and garage apartments in single family zones and it was...
Seattle City Council Expands Free Student Transit Passes, Modifies Incentives for Green Building
The Seattle City Council had a busy Monday. It passed new incentives for the Living Building Challenge and green building more widely, made material...
Wonkabout Washington: Tacoma Passes Inclusionary Zoning for Mall Area
We are excited to announce a new partnership between Futurewise and The Urbanist! Futurewise is a statewide organization dedicated to proper implementation of the...
City Council Puts Education Levy on the Ballot, Expands Shelter Capacity, and Grapples with...
On Monday, the Seattle City Council adopted several pieces of legislation related to land use, housing, education, and the environment. While the education levy...
Sorry Chamber of Commerce: Fixing the Housing Crisis Will Take More than Upzoning
Seattle's elite got their way when it came to repealing the head tax, but at what cost? They certainly outed themselves as callously opportunistic...
City Council Schedules Vote to Repeal Head Tax, Passes Several Transportation Measures
On Monday, the Seattle City Council held its weekly legislative meeting primarily focusing on transportation legislation and new appointments to city commissions and board....