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Housing + Cities

Some Neighborhoods Losing Population, Despite the Boom

Population has declined in most of Seattle’s single-family zones since 1970.
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Not in YOUR Backyard: Cottages, In-law Apartments, and the Predatory Delay of HALA’s ADU Rules

Abuse of a 1971 environmental law is displacing hundreds of low-income families from Seattle this year.
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A Blueprint for Better Housing Messages

And why the ones we're using can backfire.
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Finding the Missing Middle: Rowhouses, Townhouses, and Seattle’s Affordability Plan

Fixing the draft MHA proposal so the middle doesn’t stay missing.
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Seattle Gets MHA Right in Downtown and SLU

Which means a win-win for Seattleites seeking a diversity of housing options.
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Seattle’s Flawed Plan for Mandatory Housing Affordability Would Suppress ‘Missing Middle’ Housing

How to fix MHA for modest apartment buildings in Seattle's low-rise zones.
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