Thanks to MFTE and the Levy, Affordable Housing is All Over Seattle
Joshua McNichols at KUOW has done us all a great favor, creating a high quality interactive map of subsidized affordable housing in Seattle. Two things matter here. First, you can see that the housing units are all over the city. As I pointed out before, this flies in the face of the argument that somehow […]
Housing Debate: We Lack an Intellectual Foundation
The housing discussion in Seattle lacks a solid intellectual footing in economic principles. When people debate housing here, there is rarely a clear starting point when people take positions or make “bargains.” I would suggest that those who build housing need a set of simple, clear principles to judge whether something is a bargain or […]
Latest Pole: Some People Hate Growth
Here’s the latest in telephone poll poster politics. This narrative about growth and development is held by a great many people in Seattle. It’s a fantastical story about how people who get good jobs are to blame for all of Seattle’s troubles. See, a person gets job, a greedy landlord knows that, raises rents when […]
