More Housing Means More Diversity
The idea that increasing housing supply creates more housing opportunity and positively affects price is one that many of us accept as axiomatic – if we make more housing people have more choices and prices will stabilize or fall. But how does increased housing supply and availability impact ethnic diversity?We’ve already seen evidence that growth […]
The Kitchen Sink:Micromanaging Microhousing
Here is the public comments I gave tonight at the Seattle City Council’s hearing on microhousing. I also added the point that design review will increase rents by as much as $100 per month. According to the comprehensive plan the City of Seattle expects 120,000 new residents and 115,000 new jobs by 2035. The Puget […]
Those Lots in Laurelhurst are Too Big!
The correspondence on microhousing is flowing hot and heavy these days. I got an e-mail from someone not happy with our support of microhousing. I responded by reminding the person that microhousing is a really good way of addressing increasing housing demand for people who don’t drive, want less space, and who want to live […]
