Is More Tower Spacing Downtown Dead?
Last week the tower spacing proposal from Councilmember Bagshaw seemed to be making a comeback after disappearing for awhile. The proposal was triggered by angry (and very wealthy) neighbors in the Escala building downtown who are worried about losing their views to new housing development. We’ve taken a strong stand that the benefits of more […]
We Told You So: Microhousing Now Bigger, Fewer, and More Expensive
I told you so. One is supposed to never say it, but in Seattle housing policy, especially when it comes to the City Council it’s almost impossible not to. So here I am saying it again. I told you so. People then said I was too obsessed with microhousing and what would happen if we […]
Seattle Times’ Self Parody and Learning to Tell a Better Story
There are some stories that write or tell themselves. Think of the story of Goldylocks and the three bears, or Little Red Riding Hood. Then there’s the one about how Seattle is suffering under the great strain and burden of new people coming here. Same old story, same protagonists and antagonists, and the same outcome: […]
