The Kitchen Sink:Micromanaging Microhousing
Here is the public comments I gave tonight at the Seattle City Council’s hearing on microhousing. I also added the point that design review will increase rents by as much as $100 per month. According to the comprehensive plan the City of Seattle expects 120,000 new residents and 115,000 new jobs by 2035. The Puget […]
Public Hearing on Microhousing on Monday
Please plan on attending this important hearing on a type of housing that is working well for many people in our city. The City Council needs to hear from people who support microhousing as a crucial part of meeting housing demand in neighborhoods where people want to live the most. I’ll be writing more this […]
Burgess: New Housing Not Meaningful?
We’re getting close. Small-lot legislation passed out of the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee on Tuesday, May 6. Now the legislation has to be approved by the full Council on Monday, May 19th. But Tim Burgess is persisting with this intention to amend the 100 percent rule out of the legislation at the […]
