Will Seattle’s Airbnb Bills Stray from Mission of Protecting Affordable Housing?
The topic of regulations for short-term vacation rentals has returned to the Seattle City Council. On Monday, two of three companion ordinances could be...
#Greenwood
As our city continues to discuss how we grow, one phrase that we hear often is “Neighborhood Character.” Often the issue of Neighborhood Character...
Seattle Housing Authority Shelves “Stepping Forward”
The Executive Director of Seattle Housing Authority, Andrew Lofton, sent a letter to the mayor today indicating that the proposed changes known as "Stepping...
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...
Public Finance Gaining Steam
In the heat of ongoing debates over the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) recommendations, single family zoning, and rent control, it sometimes seems...
Displacement Tensions Come To A Head At Midtown Center
Early Wednesday morning a detachment of about 15 Seattle Police Department officers dispersed a group of people camped inside Black Dot, which is located within...
Council To Adopt Mandatory Housing Affordability Residential Program
The Seattle City Council is poised to pass a landmark housing and land use policy today that will complete a two-pronged framework centered on delivering...
Sunday Video: How Norway Designed a More Humane Prison
https://youtu.be/5v13wrVEQ2M
Prisons in America are usually designed for efficiency and to reinforce punishment by design, but their outcomes are often very poor for inmates and...