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No Backsliding: MHA Upzones Are a Crucial Step to Tackle the Housing Crisis

Today, the City will hold the final public meeting on "citywide" Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) before the Seattle City Council is expected to vote...

Seattle Planning Commission Remains Steadfast in Support of MHA

As the City Council debates Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) amendments in the lead up to next Thursday's big public hearing on MHA, the Seattle...

Mosqueda, González, and Juarez Push for Bigger MHA Rezones Amid Amendment Debates

On Friday, the Seattle City Council had a marathon meeting on amendments to the proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones and land use regulations....

City Council Reviews MHA Rezone Proposals for Districts 1, 2, 3, and 5

This article is the second in a two-part series. See the first part for Districts 4, 6, and 7. On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council...

Amending Aurora Zoning

Cities grow organically, by trial and error, sometimes with calculated assumptions made by planning experts. The Urban Village Strategy of the mid-1990s is one of...

City Council Reviews MHA Rezone Proposals for Districts 4, 6, and 7

This article is a first in a two-part series. See the second part for Districts 1, 2, 3, and 5. On Monday, the Seattle City...

Council Weighs Amendments to ‘Citywide’ MHA Rezone Legislation

Last Monday, the Seattle City Council took up discussion on citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones at the Select Committee. While the rezones will...

S-Campus Shows Seattle’s Industrial Land Use Policies Need a Reset

This week, the S-Campus was given the green light for construction. The 1.2 million square foot project sits just off the southern edge of...