Move-In Fees Cap Goes Into Effect This Month
The Seattle City Council adopted new tenant rights in December. The meat of the new tenant rights was a cap on move-in fees, which would also require most landlords...
City Council Creates New Central Area Design Review Board and Guidelines, Adopts New Energy...
On Monday, the Seattle City Council commissioned design guidelines and a new design review board specifically for the Central Area. The design program will...
Mayor Ed Murray Wants To Tackle Source Of Income Discrimination Against Renters
Mayor Ed Murray made a big move yesterday in transmitting legislation to end rental discrimination based upon source of income. The legislation would build...
National Social Housing Plan Urges Creation of 12 Million of Homes
Since the Reagan administration, the federal government has gotten out of the game of producing social housing itself. A new report titled "The Case...
Council Approves Mosqueda’s Tenant Protection Bill and Seattle Center Arena Signage
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda's tenant protection bill targeting multifamily buildings up for sale. The city council also adopted...
Why I’m An Urbanist
When I was four years old, I wrote a letter to Mother Nature. Signed, sealed, and delivered to the boulder in our suburban front...
Reminder: Building Affordability Through Community Ownership Event On Thursday
In Seattle’s efforts to address the housing affordability crisis, community land trusts and other forms of community ownership have been in large part overlooked....
Transpo Notes: Zero Youth Fares Begin, Fare Ambassador Program Expanded, and Equitable TOD
This Transpo Notes roundup touches on a mix of transit stories, including:
Zero youth fares and ORCA Lift fare reduction begin;ORCA card readers are getting...