Of Cottages and Individualism
This was written as a Facebook note in September of 2009. I’m reposting it because it is worth noting that I have always been deeply opposed to the sentimentality of the single-family neighborhood. This is why, as I’ve posted elsewhere, I find it discouraging to see the critique of single-family highjacked by the social justice […]
Back to Basics:Where to After the Election?
Here’s a long reflective after-election post on how we might rescue some basic principles and rethink our approach to how we make policy. If we believe in a free market system for housing, we’ve got to anchor it something deeper than next quarter’s internal rates of return or whether we got a “better bill” in […]
Bellevue Should Keep Its Housing and Transit Friendly Parking Exemption
Check out the letter we sent to the Bellevue City Council. At a meeting on October 26th, the City Council will consider ending their exemption on required parking for housing within a half mile of transit. We have urged them to keep the exemption. It helps keep housing prices down, supports people getting out and […]
