Growth Can Puget Sound make room for 1.8M people without pushing anyone out? Advocates are lobbying the Puget Sound Regional Council to make equity central to its 30 year growth plan. by Josh Cohen / March 27, 2019
Growth After density win, Seattle eyes future housing fights This week the city paved the way for 6,000 new affordable homes. They’ll need to greenlight 14,000 more to meet their goal. by Josh Cohen / March 21, 2019 / Updated: March 21, 2019, 11:02 a.m.
Growth Council approves a taller, denser Seattle. What does that mean for housing? After years of battle, controversial zoning changes in 27 neighborhoods finally win approval. by Josh Cohen / March 18, 2019
Growth Magnolia's 13-year fight over affordable housing nears a truce Seattle plans to redevelop Fort Lawton with 238 units of affordable housing and 21 acres of park space. by Josh Cohen / March 6, 2019
Growth Seattle’s mayor thinks a Trump tax break could help middle-class renters Opportunity Zones are meant to spur investment, but some worry it's a tax giveaway for the wealthy. by Josh Cohen / February 27, 2019
Growth Seattle has a plan to keep low-income residents in their neighborhoods One policy gives priority access to new affordable housing. Another requires developers to replace units they tear down. by Josh Cohen / February 22, 2019
Growth U District business owners fighting upzones until the end Business owners say Mandatory Housing Affordability will hurt their vision of creating a 'Pike Place Market North.' Councilmember Rob Johnson says it will help. by Josh Cohen / February 15, 2019
Politics Icy sidewalks make Seattle dangerous for people with disabilities "When we don’t follow the law because it snows we’re still violating people’s civil rights." by Josh Cohen / February 8, 2019
Growth Will Microsoft's housing plan work? Silicon Valley offers some clues Housing Trust Silicon Valley could be a model for how Microsoft's affordable housing effort will operate. Here's how it's working there. by Josh Cohen / January 30, 2019
Growth Downtown driving tax could fix traffic without pricing out the poor Durkan wants to toll drivers to lower emissions and break Seattle's gridlock, and new research shows it could benefit low-income communities, too. by Josh Cohen / January 29, 2019