Tonight on KIRO Radio: Out of Scale? Look Across the Street!

Tonight at 7:30 I’ll be on the Jason Rantz Show broadcast on KIRO FM, 97.3 to respond to this morning’s story on microhousing. I’ll be pointing out that the microhousing being built in Eastlake is completely in scale with everything else in the neighborhood. See for yourself what the neighborhood looks like in the pictures […]

Have Any Red Herrings? KIRO is Buying Them!

Once again local media—this time KIRO Radio—has played right into the NIMBYs hands with a story on this morning’s radio and a post on their website. The headline? Microhousing trend in Seattle ruining property values, warns real estate agent  I talked with the producer of the story Zak Burns and took him to task for […]

Curtailing Small-Lots, and Ride Share. What’s Next? Who Knows?

On Monday the Seattle City Council took steps to limit the operations of ride sharing companies in Seattle. The public’s reaction has generally been one of confusion and outright derision: why would the Council curtail an innovative idea for helping people get from point A to point B without having to use their own car? […]