Smart Growth Seattle Three Years On: Are We Making Progress?
I wrote a end of year wrap up for the Master Builder Magazine, SGS Three Years On: Are We Making Progress? In considering the positive tone of President Obama’s Housing Development Took Kit I wrote: The good news: our idea that housing production is not, like many are led to believe, a scourge that needs to be reviewed, taxed, and […]
Letter to Senator Fain: The High Cost of Affordable Housing
I’ve been writing a bit more at Forbes this last couple weeks. But I thought I’d spark some interest here too on the same theme I’ve been pushing lately on Forbes, the high costs of affordable housing. I’m not sure it’ll get very far, but I’d like to see the legislature take on this issue […]
Hide and Seek: City’s Consultant Warns Don’t Interpret Residual Land Value “Literally”
The City has stubbornly resisted telling anyone how they intend to implement their version of Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ), something they call Mandatory Housing Affordability – Residential (MHA). Some of the furtiveness comes from the fact that City staff are truly making stuff up as they go using guesses and back of the envelope assessments. […]
