# On Thursday, Urban Institute released a new report focused on the Seattle metropolitan region that is sure to be of interest to urbanists and housing advocates. The Urbanist published a preview of this research this fall, after talking to lead researcher Yonah Freemark. The full report goes into much more detail about housing needs in| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The City's Comp Plan is seriously flawed from the start. Seattle knows how to get serious when we need to, whether that’s building trillion dollar companies or signing up for one of the largest light rail expansions in US history. We also know what it takes to tackle the twin challenges of housing costs and| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The land use committee meeting on Wednesday was an eventful one, as several councilmembers shared their critiques of the Seattle comprehensive plan work thus far. Councilmember Alex Pedersen had already attacked the plan from a conservative 'slow the growth' perspective, but most of his colleagues urged OPCD to think bigger and add more housing options.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) cleared another hurdle in crafting its growth plan for the next 20 years with a scoping report published today. The report summarizes comments and lays out the Comphensive Plan alternatives that OPCD is studying in greater detail. It also keeps the five alternatives that the department| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce released its twice annual "Index" poll of Seattle voters today and found even stronger support for new housing than last time around, even when that came to replacing single family homes in respondents' own neighborhoods. The poll (crosstabs) found 65% of respondents supported adding triplexes in "many single family| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Seattle is embarking on a journey to adjust its zoning policy. That journey starts in earnest with the scoping period for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Comprehensive Plan Major Update. The scoping comment period ends tonight (August 22) at midnight. Visit the One Seattle Plan Engagement Hub to comment on scoping -- more comment periods| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Analysis of EIS Scoping Public Comments for the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan| Share The Cities Organizing Collective
Use this link to add your name to this letter, also published in The Urbanist Dear Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Office of Planning and Community Development, Seattle has grown much faster than planners and policymakers predicted, which means our planning framework needs to be nimble. Every ten ye...| Google Docs
