Incentive Zoning Helps Bring In $45 Million For 809 Affordable Apartments
Seattle's Office of Housing is set to make the largest annual investment to affordable housing in its history, as Mayor Ed Murray's office announced...
Coalition Urges Mayor to Extend the Eviction Moratorium
At month's end, the eviction moratorium is scheduled to expire, which would put thousands of tenants at risk. A broad coalition spearheaded by the...
Mayor Murray Proposes Mandatory Affordable Housing Legislation For Residential Development
Standing along side affordable housing advocates yesterday, Mayor Ed Murray unveiled his latest legislative proposal to tackle rising housing costs that are pushing lower...
Washington Developing Bike/Ped Plan, Early Analysis Shows High Stress on State Highways
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has been working on a statewide active transportation plan this year that could reshape the state's highway...
Midweek Video: Planning for Aging Communities
Planning for aging communities is increasingly important. Vox visits Weesp, a small city in The Netherlands, to understand how the "dementia village" model works...
Seattle Ranked As A Top LGBT-Friendly City
Seattle received a perfect score on the 2015 Municipal Equality Index (MEI) for the fourth consecutive year. The report, compiled by the Human Rights...
Sunday Video: The History of Redlining in Seattle
https://youtu.be/mBQE5rrWDfA
KCTS9 has a very short video on the history of redlining in Seattle and the long-lasting impacts of the practise.
Conversation Moves Forward on How To Reduce Displacement in Seattle
With Mandatory Housing Affordability in place in all urban villages, Seattleites are seeking additional answers for how to decrease displacement of low-income residents.
At the...