Here is a data rich slide show from the first meeting of what’s being called the Housing and Livability Agenda or HALA.

I picked this up from Seattle Bubble (and also got the link from others) which had a great comment about supply I  agree with even though I have not reviewed the entire deck:

I would argue that new supply could be sufficient to achieve affordability if there were enough new supply. The city is predicting that 70,000 new housing units will be built in the next 20 years. Imagine if the city adjusted zoning, permitting, and incentives such that 700,000 new housing units came on the market instead. There is no way that would not drive prices down dramatically.

I’m not saying that’s the best solution, but it definitely seems like something that could work.

There are going to be three public meetings to gather thoughts from the community. Each will be held from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM on the following dates and locations:

• November 19, South Seattle: Ethiopian Community Center
• November 20, Central District: Garfield Community Center
• December 04, Northgate: Olympic View Elementary