Councilmember O’Brien: No Changes to LR3
An effort is underway to “fix” or “clean up” one of the model zones in Seattle’s land use code for growing smart: LR3. The LR3 zone is a mix of many different types of multifamily housing (including microhousing) that is meeting the growing demand for housing in Seattle. The LR3 zone is doing what it […]
Until the Cows Come Home: Soaring Rents Should Mean More Housing
The Seattle Times headlined its Sunday edition with a story about “soaring rents” in Seattle. If we, as a city, decide that rents are too high, there is a solution: build more housing. But the article entertains the bizarre notion—all too commonly held by policy makers and others—that somehow building more housing increases price. Here’s […]
DPD Recommendations on Microhousing: Why Subject a Good Thing to a Bad Process?
What follows is the text of a letter sent by Smart Growth Seattle last week in response to the Department of Planning and Development’s recommendations to the City Council on microhousing. The Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability Committee will soon be considering legislation that would affect future microhousing developments; that legislation is likely to be […]
