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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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Reflections on Opening Day: Light Rail is People

In both transportation and land use it is easy to lose sight of one basic fact: what matters most it isn’t the bricks, the tracks, the design, the routes, the heights but people. At this last weekends opening of the latest link in Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail, there was lots of talk about the […]

John Fox and Ronald Reagan: The Art of Telling a Good Story

A big part of politics is story telling. Actually, I’d argue a good story wins over facts and data every single time. In some ways I think this is a bad thing. On the other hand, it’s just a fact that our world is just a bunch of stuff until we assign some meaning to […]

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: A Meeting With Some Seattle Neighbors

If you’ve been paying attention, even a little bit of attention, you’ll know I don’t have much patience for most arguments made by neighbors about growth and new housing. In fact, I usually consider their arguments red herrings, mostly bluff and bluster about whatever they can come up with to create doubt, throw up process barriers and […]