Another Way to Say Supply, “Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing”
There was a lot said about the consultant report delivered to yesterday’s joint meeting of the Seattle City Council’s Housing and Planning, Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee. The consultants said that The City needs a plan; That if fees and rules become too onerous, housing won’t get built; and The solution to Seattle’s housing […]
Experts to Council: Make a New Plan, Stan!
This morning the consultants the the City Council hired to work through workforce housing issues earlier this year will deliver a report to a joint meeting of the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee, and the Housing Committee. They will present a report which is rather extensive. The problem with the report is that […]
Value Capture: DPD, Councilmember Clark Hang Out “No Vacancy” Sign
In her post describing Smart Growth Seattle’s appeal of a proposed downzone of Seattle’s LR3, Erica Barnett explains that opponents of growth say that proposals to create more housing are Being rationalized [because] the added densities are needed to . . . get people out of their cars, curb sprawl and save the planet from […]
