Urban Forest Symposium: Grow Neighborhoods AND Trees
Yesterday I presented on a panel at the University of Washington’s Urban Forest Symposium. I’ve embedded my graphically challenged power point presentation below. The bad news is that tree issues continue to constrain housing production, which adds to costs, limits supply and therefore boosts overall housing prices. The good news is that we have grown […]
U District Upzones: Herbold’s Modest Proposal
I stopped by a meeting organized by the Displacement Coalition last night about the proposed changes in zoning to the University District. The meeting was what we call in the business a “Twist and Shout Meeting,” a gathering to vent and blow off steam about a civic issues. Nothing is decided and the City isn’t […]
Tales of the City: Hey Driver, I Have Your Thermos
Today I let the Universe down. It started with a podcast interview for Marketing Professor Jeff Shulman at the University of Washington. Shulman is putting together a variety of perspectives on growth in Seattle and he wanted mine. So I decided to walk to the University from Capitol Hill. It was a beautiful day and […]
