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Middle housing bill passes major milestone in Olympia

Lawmakers advanced a “middle housing” bill out of a key committee this week. It would basically eliminate single family zones, so that people can build duplexes, fourplexes and townhomes instead.
- Joshua McNichols
Social housing in Seattle? Arguments for and against it

Initiative 135 would create a publicly owned developer that builds and preserves affordable housing in Seattle. The apartments would serve a broader range of incomes than most affordable housing does today. We looked at the arguments for and against it.
- Joshua McNichols
WA bill promotes dense, walkable communities around transit stops

Many cities across Washington State have invested heavily in transit. But there aren’t a lot of people living around the many stations set to open north and south of Seattle in the next few years. A bill introduced in Olympia aims to change that.
- Joshua McNichols
Design review process could be axed to speed up housing production in Washington state

The state legislature advanced a bill this week that would eliminate the time-consuming "design review" process for new housing projects, which builders say could save months of headaches and reduce the administrative cost of producing housing.
- Joshua McNichols
Middle housing bill begins with more support in WA Legislature than last time

After fizzling out last year, a bill that would allow denser housing in cities across Washington state begins the legislative session on a stronger footing.
- Joshua McNichols
2023 housing strategies proposed by Seattle's top CEOs

As the Washington State legislature gets underway in 2023, two big reports offer guidance on how to tackle the housing shortage. One comes from a group of top CEOs and former Washington governor Christine Gregoire; the other, from the non-profit Urban Institute.
- Joshua McNichols
Reporter's Notebook: How The Ripple Effect series was born

The series focused on affordable housing solutions in greater Seattle
- Joshua McNichols
What's a 'housing benefit district' and why do people want them around light rail stations?
- Joshua McNichols
How to create community out of a bunch of buildings: The Ripple Effect

It takes more than good planning to create a community that’s there for you when plans fall short.
- Jason Burrows
Four big housing ideas that could reshape greater Seattle: The Ripple Effect

The greater Seattle metro region is a hotbed of housing experimentation right now. In many different cities, people are talking about new ideas, new approaches to this problem of how to build enough housing without tearing apart vulnerable communities in the process.
- Jason Burrows

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