MHA in the International District is Unfair and Ignores Complexity of the Neighborhood
June 14, 2017 To: Councilmember Rob Johnson, Chair, Planning Land Use and Zoning Committee From: Roger Valdez, Director, Smart Growth Seattle Re: Implementation of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) in the […]
Design Review Update Will Make Housing More Expensive
The City is currently considering changes to the design review process. In short, creating a square footage threshold for design review is a good idea and something we’ve been asking for a long time. In fact, when the fight over microhousing was about whether it ought to go through design review, we argued that since […]
“I Believe I Can Fly,” and Other Fantasies About MIZ
In case you missed it, the slow motion car crash called Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) just moved a few frames forward. The Seattle City Council passed it’s framework for downtown upzones in it’s Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) scheme to wring cash out of developers to buy pricey subsidized units from non-profit housing developers. I won’t […]
