If you're not doing anything on Sunday afternoon, you could help make Seattle a safer place for cyclist and pedestrians, help improve access to lake union and participate in a nice bicycle ride all at the same time.
The Cascade Bicycle Club is holding a policy ride on Sunday, January...
In many cities the term NIMBY (not in my back yard) is often lobbed at those opposing changes in their neighborhood. The term is often perceived as an insult but this wasn’t always the case.
People don’t want anything near them, especially if it might help someone else - George...
The fourth proposed regulation on micro-housing concerns minimum square footage of communal areas.
The city would like to require a minimum square footage for the kitchen. This issue was raised because some of the micro-housing projects have kitchen sizes as small as 50 square feet. The city’s proposal on this...
We completed our preliminary research on two-bedroom housing in Seattle. We’ll be publishing a comprehensive report on all unit types in the near future. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at what we found.
By looking at just over 1,400 units from 12/4/2013 to 12/10/2013, we learned a lot...
My name is Owen Pickford and I’m the founder of Housing for Seattle. I’m here because I’m concerned about the cost of housing in Seattle. Put simply, there is insufficient focus on how Seattle’s zoning policies affect housing costs.
As an example, the description of this meeting’s purpose is...
If you missed the community meeting at Lowell Elementary chances are you saw fewer angry people yelling at city administrators than me.
The meeting was well attended and packed the Lowell Elementary cafeteria. At points the cafeteria seemed to resemble what I would guess lunch with elementary school students is...
As mentioned in a previous post, opponents of micro-housing have a legitimate concern that new developments may change the character of their neighborhood. Not all their complaints are fair though.
The most emotional and misguided attacks on micro-housing are related to parking. Many opponents of micro-housing criticize developments because they...
The city is calling a meeting because some developments allowed by the current zoning have raised complaints from neighborhood residents.
The meeting's purpose is to take feedback about the zoning rules. The feedback will be used to draft changes. Unfortunately, considerations about housing costs are not mentioned as a priority...