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What are you for?

We are for creating more housing of all types, in all neighborhoods, for all levels of income. We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth! We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth!

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Statement on New Rent Restriction Legislation

New legislation will be proposed this week on controlling when landlords can raise rents. This is a joint statement prepared by Smart Growth Seattle and the Rental Housing Association of Washington.  At a time when there is deep concern about housing prices in Seattle, the City Council and Mayor should use every available existing tool […]

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 […]

Correction: We Need More Housing, Not More Zoning

That headline is pretty loaded. What does it mean? Don’t we want more zoning capacity in order to build more housing? Over the last week or so in conversations with different people about housing and zoning and mandates being pushed by the Mayor, I realized that there has been confusion created among people in the housing and […]