The correspondence on microhousing is flowing hot and heavy these days. I got an e-mail from someone not happy with our support of microhousing. I responded by reminding the person that microhousing is a really good way of addressing increasing housing demand for people who don’t drive, want less space, and who want to live […]
Tonight’s hearing on microhousing is likely to be a free for all of microhousing hate and hopefully some microhousing love. But what are the basics on the issue to take with you to the meeting if you support the product as a solution? Let’s use the City’s own assumptions. Here’s what the Department of Planning […]
This morning the Seattle Times has a guest opinion article by yours truly. The headline says it all: Build more to drive down Seattle housing costs. Here’s a key paragraph: The Seattle City Council has a choice: Allow more housing to be built so everyone has more options or make things worse by clamping down on […]