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Can Public Housing be an Alternative to the Grand Bargain?

I watched a video of an excellent lecture called, “The Death of Public Housing” given by Professor Edward Getz given at the University of Washington School of Urban Studies in Tacoma. Professor Goetz is highly critical of the move away from publically built, owned, and operated housing in the United States. In his new book, […]

Smart Growth Seattle on the Radio

I went on the local National Public Radio affiliate KUOW’s Weeek in Review show on Friday with Bill Radke. I debated the week’s news with Erica C. Barnett from The C Is For Crank and Jess Spear with the Socialist Alternative Party. It was a wide ranging discussion including a sustained one about whether housing […]

Local Builders Skepitcal of NYC MIZ Scheme

The city that never sleeps, New York, is in the process of developing a Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) Program like the one Seattle is considering. An article in City Limits tries to get to the bottom of some of the math being used. In spite of some good reporting  the article only finds the same […]