City Hall

Council Committee to Discuss What to Do About "Small-Lot" Houses

The city council's planning committee gears up to discuss how the city should regulate the development of tall, skinny houses on small lots.

03/13/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Stopping the Sugar, Study Success and Overpass Action

Today’s picks for civic nerds.

03/13/2013 By Anna Chatilo

The C Is for Crank

Why We Need Occupancy Limits

Why we still need to limit the number of people who can live in a single unit.

12/18/2012 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Plymouth Housing: Protesters are Spreading "Misinformation"

Plymouth Housing Group leaders respond to complaints about the agency's plan to build a new low-income housing development on Third Ave. downtown.

12/07/2012 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Leaflet Campaign Targets New Low-Income Housing Project

An aggressive leafleting effort is targeting a project that will house dozens of low-income downtown residents.

12/06/2012 By Erica C. Barnett

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On Other Blogs Today: Cars Increase Housing Costs, and That Parking Space Doesn't Belong to You

10/16/2012 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Affordable Housing Incentives: Why Housing Prices Aren't the Whole Story

09/25/2012 By Roger Valdez

City Hall

The Big-House "Emergency" Is Not An Emergency

09/07/2012 By Roger Valdez

On Other Blogs

On Other Blogs: Gay Marriage and Density

07/09/2012 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

There's No Guarantee that More Housing Lowers Prices, But I'll Bet that It Does. Here's Why.

04/26/2012 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Moves Forward

04/16/2012 By Erica C. Barnett

City

Here's How Many Jobs You'll Need to Afford an Apartment at Minimum Wage

03/20/2012 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs

Seattle Transit Blog: Most Seattle Residents Live in Multifamily Housing

01/24/2012 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs

Seattle's Land Use Code: Preventing Transit-Oriented Blight

12/28/2011 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Toward a New Definition of "Affordability"

12/12/2011 By Roger Valdez

City Hall

Rowhouses and No Parking Requirements: Coming to Seattle!

11/30/2010 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Housing Belongs Next to the Sculpture Park

07/26/2010 By Dan Bertolet

Opinion

The Tallest Building in Pike/Pine

07/13/2010 By Dan Bertolet

Opinion

Parking Garage NIMBY Alert

07/06/2010 By Dan Bertolet

Opinion

Fill Downtown Office Buildings to Combat Climate Change

06/21/2010 By Jon Scholes