Parking Exemption in Transit Areas Under Threat
There is yet another challenge to housing supply and affordability in the city: the collapse of the City’s reduction of parking requirements in areas that have frequent transit. The letter below is in response to a serious impact on many, many housing projects in the city. Until now, builders of housing could use the City’s […]
Editorial: HALA Process Ignored by City Council
We have an opinion post up at Publicola that is worth reading if you’re concerned about the future of housing in the City. Unfortunately the process the Mayor started–his Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee–might be falling apart. City Councilmembers are grandstanding in a political year to people who are dead set against growth. […]
Running Scared: Clark Pushes Low-Rise Legislation
The campaign season has begun, and it should be no surprise that housing is already featuring in one of the contests. Noted growth and microhousing opponent Bill Bradburd has announced he’s running against Councilmember Sally Clark. Clark, not particularly a friend of microhousing or growth either, has filed to run for one of the two […]
