Ray Dubicki
Ray Dubicki is a stay-at-home dad and parent-on-call for taking care of general school and neighborhood tasks around Ballard. This lets him see how urbanism works (or doesn’t) during the hours most people are locked in their office. He is an attorney and urbanist by training, with soup-to-nuts planning experience from code enforcement to university development to writing zoning ordinances. He enjoys using PowerPoint, but only because it’s no longer a weekly obligation.
With a new year comes expectations. Whether it's something shiny and unique or a continuation of the stuff that came before, those expectations really shape our anticipation (or antipathy) for the coming orbit around the sun. In this episode, hosts Natalie Argerious and Ray Dubicki talk about the which...
The bills we have been tracking from previous weeks did not see a lot of movement. Design review reform made it out of its first committee and the Evergreen Basic Income Pilot survived a flurry of amendments. But really, the big news this week is a few big new...
Sound Transit has released further information about possible alignment and station changes for the Interbay and Ballard portions of the West Seattle Ballard Link Extensions. Following comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Impact (EIS), the agency was charged to address concerns about displacements, conceptualize alternate station locations, and identify...
More housing bills queued up in Week 2
Welcome to the second week of the Washington State Legislature 2023 Session. We have added two new bills to the following list, for your convenience, as well as some consideration of the term "jaywalking" and the differences between comments versus testimony.
Comments versus...
A primer on the four horsemen of sprawl - zoning, subdivision, covenants, and mortgages.
There is good news coming out of legislatures and city councils. Housing is on everyone’s mind, and abundance is the keyword. Many jurisdictions and the State of Washington are considering lifting restrictions on density and increasing...
In this first week of the long Washington State legislative session, we're going to look at:
Welcome Back! A reminder how to legislate.
Important Bills at a Glance
HB 1110 - Missing Middle
HB 1181 - GMA Climate Change provisions
HB 1045 - Evergreen Basic Income pilot
HB 1026 - Local Government Design Review...
For those with enough cash, the yearly calendar is a litany of big name sporting events and occasions to meet and greet the exceedingly few humans who share the tax bracket. (Not that any taxes are actually paid by these people.) For the rest of us, here's a look...
Welcome to the first week of 2023! As we get to the point where we can't say Happy New Year any more (or use it as an excuse to push an email to next week) let's take a look at the upcoming events for advocacy, meetups, and volunteering for...