The Key Challenge for Backyard Cottages in Seattle is Financing
Josh Kelety at the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog has a comprehensive post about the latest discussions about increasing the number of Detached Accessory Dwelling Units or DADUs also called backyard cottages. As we pointed out before, the main snag for most people interested in building a backyard cottage as housing, is financing. [Valdez] argues that while the […]
Most Promising HALA Recommendation: On-Street Parking Reform
Buried deep in the HALA document are a pair of recommendations that could, if pursued, really effect neighborhoods where new infill development and parking politics collide. By awarding recommendations “OP1 Create a parking benefit district and ‘cap and trade’ demonstration/pilot program“ and “OP2 Explore revising the Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) program” as the most promising […]
HALA’s Most Confusing Recommendation: The Pushes and Pulls of MIZ
This is the second installment of three blogs posts I’m writing about individual recommendations within HALA. I have researched each one and it is no surprise that the award for most confusing HALA recommendation goes to “R1 Partnership for Mandatory Inclusionary Housing – Development Driven Affordability Strategy” or, in local government parlance, Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning […]
