State Issues Draft Middle Housing Guidance and Model Codes
The Washington State Department of Commerce has released draft guidance and model codes to implement the state's a new middle housing law. The new...
Sunday Video: Why Are Cities Struggling To Build ‘Middle Housing’?
A lot of North American cities have made big strides to relegalize “middle housing” types. But the number of projects breaking ground in recent...
Seattle City Council Rejects Transportation Impact Fee Push
Homebuilders won a brief reprieve with council opting to delay its impact fee push -- for now.
The Seattle City Council declined to approve a...
Seattle’s Five Strangest Single-Use Zones
Seattle's massive number of zones hide a couple very weird outliers. Or they would be outliers, if there weren't so many.
Harrell Delays Comprehensive Plan Release Again, Likely to 2024
Urge the Harrell administration to move forward with a plan for housing abundance and affordability.
Despite an earlier pledge of an April release for the...
Lid I-5 North to Host U District Community Vision Workshop
On Thursday, November 9th, the U District Partnership, the Lid I-5 campaign, and the UW Scan Design Master Studio will be hosting a community...
Editorial: Seattle Should Not Pass Transportation Impact Fees
Facing a housing slowdown, foisting more costs onto new homes to fund a hodgepodge of transportation projects is a terrible idea.
The four members of...
The Sexiest Part of the Zoning Ordinance
In the dark recesses of the municipal code, between definitions of Electric Vehicles and Entrance Ramps, Seattle’s zoning ordinance turns sexy. It lustily describes...