The Inconvenient Truth About Workforce Housing
For the better part of the past decade, both advocates and policymakers have been decrying Seattle’s perceived lack of housing affordable to people with incomes in the lower-middle range—so-called “workforce housing.” As a result, Seattle has implemented and is continuing to expand a program known as Incentive Zoning intended to create subsidized workforce housing through […]
Housing Forum on February 13th
This Thursday, February 13, the Seattle City Council will be hosting an Affordable Workforce Housing Forum at City Hall. You can find all the details, including the agenda, on the Council’s website. You can also sign up there to attend all or part of the forum. We’ve already covered this topic earlier pointing out that […]
Hearing Examiner: Design review “would tend to discourage new development.”
Erica Barnett at Publicola reported today on City action on an appeal to last year’s legislation on microhousing. Smart Growth Seattle weighed in on that proposal pointing out that the design review process would add needless costs, time, and process to microhousing development, costs ultimately born by renters who are currently getting good deal from […]
