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Social Housing

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Housing Notes: Social Housing Leads, Coalition Urges Bolder One Seattle Plan, Affordable U District...

In this installment of Housing Notes, we focus on Seattle where there's a bevy of housing news to report on, and then make a...

The Urbanist Podcast: Dismantling the Arguments Against I-135

Vote For Social Housing on February 14. In an effort to compete with the Super Bowl and Valentines Day, Seattle has decided to have an...

Pollet, Pedersen, and Blethen Assail State Housing Push

In this WALeg report, predictable opposition arises against missing middle housing bills. Also in this digest: Important Bills at a Glance. The Week’s Focus: Condominium Act reforms. The...

Read Our I-135 Endorsement, Ballots Arriving This Week

The special election to determine whether Seattle will embrace a new social housing model starts this week. Ballots for Initiative 135 will be mailed...

Catch Up on Seattle’s Social Housing Ballot Measure at Our January Meetup with Tiffani...

Social housing is going to the ballot in February, and if you want to learn more about the initiative, The Urbanist has you covered....

Morales Hopes to Resurrect Social Housing Amendment That Didn’t Make Balancing Package Cut

Councilmember Tammy Morales had hoped to lay some groundwork to expand social housing in Seattle, but her amendment did not make it into Budget...

Seattle Region’s Extensive Blanket of Exclusionary Zoning Illustrated in New Study

It's no secret that restrictive zoning is prevalent in the Seattle metropolitan area, but a new study underway at the Urban Institute is taking...

Social Housing Measure Qualifies To Run on Seattle Ballot Next Year

Yesterday, the House Our Neighbors coalition announced their social-housing-focused Initiative 135 had qualified to run on the ballot in Seattle, which will likely occur...