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Wonkabout Washington: Preserving Ferry County Agricultural Land and Community Planning with Youth in Skyway

Futurewise to Appeal Ferry County Agricultural Land Designation Futurewise, along with our partner Concerned Friends of Ferry County, have decided to appeal Ferry County’s agricultural...

Wonkabout Washington: Legislative Preview

With just a few weeks left in 2018, Futurewise is looking ahead to the 2019 legislative session. The November elections substantially changed the make-up...

Wonkabout Washington: Tacoma Adopts Affordable Housing Action Strategy

Tacoma has adopted a new affordable housing action strategy that aims to reach 10,500 households over 10 years–-a plan that will mean a $70...

Wonkabout Washington: Road Map for Washington’s Future

Quick quiz: Can you name all fourteen goals of Washington state’s Growth Management Act? Would you guess that addressing climate change is not one...

Wonkabout Washington: Pierce County Doubles Protected Farmland, Next Steps on Sound Transit’s Paid Parking

Submit your nominations for the Futurewise Livable Community Awards! Each year, Futurewise honors community leaders in five categories (Local Government Excellence, Equity and Environment, Protecting...

Wonkabout Washington: Seattle Has Too Much Parking and Olympia Expands Missing Middle Housing

New study shows Seattle has overabundance of parking Since the invention of the automobile, Americans have been obsessed with where to park them. Yet, new...

Wonkabout Washington: Tacoma Passes Inclusionary Zoning for Mall Area

We are excited to announce a new partnership between Futurewise and The Urbanist! Futurewise is a statewide organization dedicated to proper implementation of the...