“Beauty Has a Price:” Design as a Weapon Against Growth
Drew Atkins has a great article over at Crosscut headlined, “NIMBYs are wrong on housing, says math.” The opening paragraph is perfect for memorial day: When it comes to the merits of desecrating graveyards, you’d likely find champions among some housing density zealots. “Sure, it’s disrespectful to build micro-apartments on top of the dead,” they […]
U District Upzones: Herbold’s Modest Proposal
I stopped by a meeting organized by the Displacement Coalition last night about the proposed changes in zoning to the University District. The meeting was what we call in the business a “Twist and Shout Meeting,” a gathering to vent and blow off steam about a civic issues. Nothing is decided and the City isn’t […]
Tales of the City: Hey Driver, I Have Your Thermos
Today I let the Universe down. It started with a podcast interview for Marketing Professor Jeff Shulman at the University of Washington. Shulman is putting together a variety of perspectives on growth in Seattle and he wanted mine. So I decided to walk to the University from Capitol Hill. It was a beautiful day and […]
