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Social Welfare

Council To Adopt Mandatory Housing Affordability Residential Program

The Seattle City Council is poised to pass a landmark housing and land use policy today that will complete a two-pronged framework centered on delivering...

City Council Rundown: Lake City Rezone, Renters Protected, Alley Vacated, And The Theodora Preserved

It was a packed agenda for the Seattle City Council yesterday with a range of land use and housing topics passing across the dais....

Why I’m An Urbanist

When I was four years old, I wrote a letter to Mother Nature. Signed, sealed, and delivered to the boulder in our suburban front...

City Council Continues MHA-R Deliberations, Entertains 11 Amendments To Legislation

If you've been following Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability process since the beginning, then you know that, so far, the City has adopted a framework for...

Sound Transit News Dump: Capitol Hill Station Land Sale, More Double-Deckers, And New LRV...

In typical form, Sound Transit made a late week news dump on Thursday announcing approval of a $2.65 million property sale for affordable housing,...

Seattle Initiative 124: What It’s About

In the fall, Seattle voters will see a workplace safety, security, and health initiative on their November ballot. The measure, known as Initiative 124-Seattle Protects...

ICYMI: Mayor Ed Murray Calls For Inclusive Community Engagement

Changes are on the way for community engagement at all levels of governance in Seattle. Yesterday, Mayor Ed Murray issued an Executive Order 2016-06 to...

Urban Spaces As Queer Spaces

June was a complicated month for queer and trans communities in Seattle. On Pride Sunday, a crowd nearing the population of Seattle gathered Downtown...