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Plans and Policy

Call to Action: HALA Testimony

The Seattle City Council will hear public comment on the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee recommendations on Wednesday at 5:30pm. People opposed to...

PLUS Committee to create final microhousing legislation today

Image: Microhousing in Wallingford by Footprint. The long hard road to a new set of rules for microhousing may finally be coming to a conclusion....

Hearing Examiner Recommends UW Campus Master Plan Amid Community Concerns

Flying under the radar, the University of Washington's campus master plan update received a recommendation by Seattle Hearing Examiner Sue Tanner in mid-January. In...

Morales Proposes Adding $70 Million to 2022 Housing Budget

Seattle Councilmember Tammy Morales is seeking to add $70 million in social housing funding to Mayor Jenny Durkan's budget via two budget amendments. Meanwhile,...

Op-Ed: JumpStart Should Remain an Affordable Housing Commitment, Not a Piggybank

JumpStart investments in housing and climate investments must be preserved in future years, despite Mayor Harrell's proposal to siphon $287 million and remove spend plan guardrails.

School Board Directors Are Begging Seattle to Allow More Housing

A majority of the Seattle School Board joined the push for additional neighborhood growth centers last week, pointing to a link between additional housing density and stable student enrollment.
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Harrell Delays Comprehensive Plan Release Again, Likely to 2024

Urge the Harrell administration to move forward with a plan for housing abundance and affordability. Despite an earlier pledge of an April release for the...

Sunday Video: Rethinking How To Measure Cities

The Urbanist does a lot of work with the data of cities. From tunnel budgets to climate impacts to new developments, there's numbers all...