Portland’s Worried About Growth and Housing Too
Portland’s Metro Council recently had a briefing about growth in the Portland over the next 20 years. The numbers are even bigger than Seattle’s growth numbers. From the Portland Tribune: Portland planners say the city can house half the people expected to move to the metropolitan area during the next 20 years. They predict 123,000 […]
Futurewise: More Housing for Roosevelt
The following is the text of a letter sent to the Seattle City Council by Futurewise concerning efforts to take prime land for housing and turn it into a park. We have asked that the Mayor and Council reconsider their efforts and focus on building more affordable housing on this site. In addition, a plan […]
DPD Says Council “Went a Little Too Far” on Microhousing
Yeah. I know. I read that headline from the Puget Sound Business Journal twice too. Was I dreaming? Nope. Here’s what the Director of Planning and Development, Diane Sugimura, said at a forum about affordable housing: Responding to the outcry among micro-housing foes, the council last fall unanimously approved new regulations. Mini-apartment projects now can be no […]
