Rent Control? What About Cost Control?
Yesterday, 43rd Legislative District Candidate Jess Spear made a case for rent control. We’ve already explained why rent control is inflationary, and a bad idea whether it is imposed by the City Council or a Roman Emperor. But how fast are rents rising? And what will make them go higher? What effect would rent control […]
Will Seattle Be a Great City for Everyone, or Just a Few?
If you’ve been following my work and the work of Smart Growth Seattle over the last few years you’ve definitely noticed that I can get pretty worked up about density and housing supply. I’ve even aggressively challenged members of the Seattle City Council over the years—some who I genuinely like—because they’ve made decisions that, in […]
Don’t Make it Worse, Make it Better: Time for a Housing Plan
Often City Council meetings can get really crowded and not everyone gets a chance to speak. And two minutes goes by really fast. So, I am posting what I plan to say at tonight’s Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability meeting on Incentive Zoning. Whether I get to say it or not, you get to read […]
