Microhousing Debate: Let’s Lower the Rhetoric
Hello Readers. My name is Nick Etheredge. I am a new contributor to Smart Growth Seattle. In a future post I will tell you more about myself and how I ended up writing for, and teaming with, Roger...
View ArticleKeep it Simple: Housing Supply and Demand
If you are a fan of The Office, you remember the advice that Michael Scott gave to Dwight Schrute when it came to closing a deal? Michael told Dwight to “K.I.S.S.; Keep It Simple Stupid.” Michael Scott...
View ArticleWhy Small Houses Matter
I recently watched an episode of the FYI Network‘s new small-home reality show, Tiny House Nation, a show hosted by renovation experts John Weisbarth and Zack Giffin. Weisbarth and Giffin travel the...
View ArticleZoning in Seattle – Does It Make Sense?
Seattle, like just about every city small and large in the U.S., has a built environment dictated by a land-use code. We use this code to determine what can be built where, how big or small the...
View ArticleImpact Fees at Today’s PLUS Meeting: Higher Rents, More Sprawl
Along with dealing what will likely be a death blow to microhousing, the City Council’s Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee is considering the idea of “linkage fees;” yet another...
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Is Seattle Down for the Count on Affordable Housing?
Recently I have begun to envision Seattle housing affordability personified as an overmatched, undersized boxer who has gotten knocked down time and time again, but through sheer grit, courage and...
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