The Great Seattle Housing Swap
Imagine if you could partner with a developer to build a multiplex or rowhouse on your property, and, in exchange for the land, you...
Seattle Keeps Growing Despite the ‘Dying’ Pronouncements
Conservatives keep saying Seattle is dying, but repetition hasn't made it true. Despite the gloom and doomsday pronouncements, Seattle is very much alive and...
Right Up Our Alley
Visit Europe and the alleys are alive. They are a place for people with active uses filling up the storefronts. Sure, they still have...
‘Home In Tacoma’ Advances with Recommendation to Eliminate Single-Family Zoning
Tacoma has taken another step in its land use reform process to equitably house people and undo a legacy of exclusionary zoning. Home In...
East Bellevue Community Council Blocks Necessary Parking Reform
The move embroiled the City of Bellevue in a costly legal fight. Already on the hook for $40,000 in legal fees, the City could...
Governor Partially Vetoes Backyard Cottage Bill at Request of Housing Advocates, AARP
Providing more housing options in single-family zones is a policy idea that state legislators have kicked around for years. This session, the Washington State...
Roosevelt Needs a Zoning Refresh
With an overly limited urban village around its light rail station, Roosevelt could really use an expansion.
I moved my family to the edge of...
Lake City on the Rise with Hundreds of Apartments
Long predominantly flanked by auto dealerships and auto shops, parking lots, and single-family homes, Lake City Way is seeing an influx of multifamily development....