More Density in Single-Family? We Tried That Once
Sometimes even I forget that I started my work on Seattle For Growth in an effort to expand supply of single-family housing. Yes, that’s right, my first assignment as it were was to support a solution to the “small-lot problem.” Back in 2012 and 2013 developers had found a way to subdivide single-family lots and build […]
Curb Your Enthusiasm on Single-Family Abolition and Stop Rising Costs and MHA
There has been a lot of breathless hullabaloo about Seattle’s planning commission report pointing out that single-family zoning is a problem. The headline for their report in the Seattle Times was Seattle’s housing crunch could be eased by changes to single-family zoning, City report says. Meanwhile, all sorts of noise has been made about some […]
Warning: Full MHA Likely to be Imposed by End of March 2019
We are nearing the end game of the legislative part of Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ), the requirement that all new development included rent restricted units or pay a few in lieu of that inclusion. The money generated from this tax would go to fund non-profit housing. I’ve warning and fighting against this for 3 years. […]
