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Vanishing Journalism: More Hype on Parking in Seattle

At the Seattle Times there is yet another story that seems to have written itself: parking in Seattle is vanishing! Mike Lindbloom authored a front page story in Sunday’s Times that presents data about the reduction of free on street parking spots in favor or transit, parks, and bikes as if it was a body […]

Fox and Valdez Agree: Greatest Housing Need is Among the Poor

Proposed linkages taxes on every new square foot of new housing built in the city are premised on the idea that Seattle faces a “workforce housing” shortage; we don’t have enough housing for people who earn 60 percent of Area Median Income (AMI) and above. We’ve been saying that the need isn’t at that level […]

Parking Exemption in Transit Areas Under Threat

There is yet another challenge to housing supply and affordability in the city: the collapse of the City’s reduction of parking requirements in areas that have frequent transit. The letter below is in response to a serious impact on many, many housing projects in the city. Until now, builders of housing could use the City’s […]