Smart Growth Seattle On the Radio: KPLU Covers Growth in Council District 4
From the radio story by Kyle Stokes from local National Public Radio station KPLU: Valdez says it’s up to the new city council to manage expectations in neighborhoods like Wallingford — that change is coming. “Some neighbors don’t want anything to happen at all, and they’re prepared to use all means necessary to sort of […]
If Zoning is Racist Let’s Start Acting like It
Much has been written and said about the recommendations of the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability (HALA) Committee. I’m going to write about these comments this week. The first post is this one on race, class, and zoning. The claim has been made that Seattle’s zoning is by its very nature, racist and classest. Efforts […]
Smart Growth Seattle on the Radio: Neighborhoods, Linkage, and Zoning
I was on the radio on Friday talking with Dave Ross. The story that was posted later captured what I said: “I’m not advocating for no regulation,” Valdez said. “Health and safety, we should keep that stuff.” “But if you can get a loan from the bank to build an 80- or 100-story tower for […]
