Term Limits: The Displacement Debate Should Be Over
These days the debate about housing is characterized by how repetitive it has become; the debate seems to always cover the same ground and reach the same conclusion. For some the conclusion is we need more rules to keep prices in check and for others the conclusion is that we need fewer for more housing. […]
Where Would Jesus Live: The Moral Dimension of Cities.
This is the third post in a series on density first posted in 2012 at Seattle’s Land Use Code. Tomorrow’s post is the closing post, Realizing Reform: Free Markets, Better Government, and the Common Good Jean-Paul Sartre’s play, Huis Clos, is probably best remembered for the phrase, “l’enfer c’est les autres,” often translated as, “hell is other people.” In the play […]
Why Are We Building Non-Profit Housing Units in Seattle?
We should be paying people’s rent. Based on my analysis of Housing Trust Fund data for 8 years, here’s some shocking numbers. Seattle received $61,398,506 in HTF between 2008 and 2016 That’s $7,674,813.25 HTF per year, or $639,567.77 per month Over that time 2316 units were built or 290 units per year If HTF offered $2000 […]
