NIMBYs: “We Live in Fear” of Rowhouses
I’m not going to post much commentary on yesterday’s Planning Land Use and Sustainablity (PLUS) Committee meeting. I encourage you to watch for yourself about two hours of some of the most over the top reactionary NIMBY testimony to proposed low-rise legislation. I open the proceedings with a warning to Council (at 30:00) that they […]
Low-Rise Legislation: Still Taking Away Supply, Choice, and Opportunity
This afternoon the Planning Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee of the Seattle City Council will consider legislation to make changes to Seattle’s low-rise zones. This is legislation that we have been fighting against for well over a year with some benefit. The legislation that is being proposed is nowhere near as bad as what […]
Making S**t Up: The Problem With Zoning Regulations
I am deeply skeptical of efforts to regulate outcomes in the market place using the land use code, zoning, and housing policy. What do I mean? Well an article by John McNellis at the Bay Area real estate blog, The Registry called Big City Dreaming points out one example: mandated commercial space. Many jurisdictions, including […]
