Just the Facts: Smart Sustainable Growth is Working
Opponents of high-density housing development often argue that, contrary to traditional economic theory, as the housing supply increases, the price of housing increases rather than decreases. They observe more efficient, higher-capacity buildings replacing older outdated building in their neighborhood, often accompanied by higher per-unit rents. Thus, they conclude that the ultimate goal of developers is […]
Microhousing Debate: Let’s Lower the Rhetoric
Hello Readers. My name is Nick Etheredge. I am a new contributor to Smart Growth Seattle. In a future post I will tell you more about myself and how I ended up writing for, and teaming with, Roger Valdez and SGS. In short, I am a Seattleite who loves cities in general and Seattle in […]
Experts to Council: Make a New Plan, Stan!
This morning the consultants the the City Council hired to work through workforce housing issues earlier this year will deliver a report to a joint meeting of the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee, and the Housing Committee. They will present a report which is rather extensive. The problem with the report is that […]
