Fort Lawton Affordable Redevelopment Plan Moves Ahead
Seattle City Council will vote on the plan to build an affordable housing community on 34 acres of the Fort Lawton site in Magnolia...
PSRC’s 2017 Travel Survey Shows Transit Is Popular, Free Parking Induces Driving
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has released their 2017 travel survey data and it contains some really interesting nuggets. Households were asked a...
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...
New Photography Exhibit Shares Stories of Homesteading in Pioneer Square
Home Now is a compelling mix of art and activism that invites viewers to make a human-to-human connection with their unhoused neighbors.
It was time...
Could Preserving Affordable Rental Housing Stop Displacement in Seattle?
As Seattle City Council debates legislation that would require additional housing affordability contributions from developers, big questions have emerged about whether efforts to preserve...
City Poised to Grant 1,500 SHA Tenants Free Transit Passes In New Pilot Program
In her second state of the city address, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan unveiled a proposal to expand the ORCA Opportunity program to include free...
What Seattle Can Learn from Denmark about Community-Owned Housing
Seattle grassroots organizations are pioneering community ownership strategies for anti-displacement and economic equity. Africatown Community Land Trust is securing land in the Central District....
Community Transit Planning to Opt-Into ORCA LIFT in July
On Thursday, Community Transit declared their intention to join several other local transit agencies in offering a reduced fare program for low-income individuals. The...