Smart Growth on the Seattle Channel

Last week I had the opportunity to represent Smart Growth Seattle on a panel discussing development on small-lots in Seattle. The panel is part of a broader discussion on density and you can watch it by clicking on the embedded video above. The panel covered a lot of ground, but what was especially important is […]

More Jobs Means We Need More Housing

This Thursday the Seattle City Council’s Planning Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee will meet to hear recommendations about how to finalize last year’s emergency small-lot legislation. The Department of Planning and Development will present several months worth of work on moving ahead on legislation. One important point that needs to be made in these […]

Other Blogs: Two Posts on Housing and Development

Over the last week or so I have written two posts at other blogs, Publicola and Seattle Transit Blog. At Publicola I wrote, “New Single Family Housing is Not the Enemy” to take on the notion that single-family infill development is somehow a threat to neighborhood character. At Seattle Transit Blog I took on the […]