Curtailing Small-Lots, and Ride Share. What’s Next? Who Knows?
On Monday the Seattle City Council took steps to limit the operations of ride sharing companies in Seattle. The public’s reaction has generally been one of confusion and outright derision: why would the Council curtail an innovative idea for helping people get from point A to point B without having to use their own car? […]
Keep Microhousing Prices Low and Fix Design Review
We’ve been engaging the Council and opponents of microhousing for almost a year now and there is still strong support for microhousing as an important choice for people looking for a place to live in Seattle. But the efforts of opponents to scuttle microhousing continue and some on the City Council feel like they need […]
GMA Data: “All You Want to do is Use Me”
Bill Withers came to mind this morning as I considered how some neighborhood groups use and abuse data generated by planning agencies to implement the Growth Management Act. Here’s Mr. Withers on being used and used again: But it doesn’t feel so good getting used when you’re on the other end of neighborhood groups that […]
