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Tag Archives: Affordable Housing

A victory for tree retention in Seattle: Luma the western red cedar won’t be cut down

Excerpt: Though initially uncooperative and resistant to appeals to protect the tree, Legacy, Rock House Builders (the property owner), and Bad Boyz GC (the contractor) have now agreed to leave Luma standing and modify their plans for the parcel. 
Published at:4:32 PM on Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Our Environment, Policy Topics
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Must-read InvestigateWest story documents how Master Builders influenced the drafting of Seattle’s latest tree ordinance

Excerpt: Read NPI's commentary on a lengthy expose published by InvestigateWest that documents how the Master Builders influenced the drafting and development of Seattle's 2023 tree ordinance.
Published at:7:48 AM on Friday, July 21st, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Seattle voters favor multifamily apartments anywhere in the city for social housing

Excerpt: 65% of 651 likely special election voters surveyed by Change Research for NPI in advance of Seattle's February 2023 special election said they are strongly or somewhat supportive of allowing multifamily apartment buildings to be built anywhere in the city to provide housing for people working in professions like teaching, while 30% said they were opposed. 5% said that they were not sure.
Published at:9:30 AM on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Housing policy leaders discuss ways to get people into homes at 2023 YDWA Convention

Excerpt: Read a recap of the 2023 Young Democrats of Washington Convention's housing-focused panel, which brought together local and state leaders in Spokane for a conversation moderated by NPI's Kamil Zaidi.
Published at:9:30 AM on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Events, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Seattle social housing initiative (I‑135) ahead in early returns with 21.23% turnout so far

Excerpt: A Seattle initiative that proposes to set up a public development authority to build publicly financed, publicly controlled housing projects is ahead in early returns, King County Elections' initial February 2023 special election tabulation shows.
Published at:9:38 PM on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Elections, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Residents of Bellevue support changing city codes to provide more protection to renters

Excerpt: Average support for six ideas we asked about totaled 70.5%, or more than seven in ten Bellevue residents. Average opposition totaled a mere 22.5%. That's striking, especially considering that most Bellevue residents we surveyed are homeowners.
Published at:9:30 AM on Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Ideas to streamline permitting for housing in Bellevue have near unanimous support

Excerpt: The most popular of five ideas -- removing unnecessary approvals and make the permitting process more straightforward -- was endorsed by 85% of respondents, with the least popular idea -- lowering permit fees for affordable housing projects -- still got the support of 79% of respondents, or nearly eight in ten. 
Published at:9:30 AM on Friday, October 7th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Bellevue residents enthusiastically back range of ideas for increasing housing attainability

Excerpt: These findings show that Bellevue residents are broadly in agreement on a number of ideas to tackle the city and region's housing crisis, from creating additional homeownership assistance programs to allowing the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) such as backyard cottages in every neighborhood to relaxing restrictions like building height limits for projects that preserve existing mature trees on the property rather than cutting them down.
Published at:9:30 AM on Friday, September 30th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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New poll finds huge support for affordability-focused solutions to Bellevue’s housing crisis

Excerpt: NPI, Complete Streets Bellevue, the Sightline Institute, Eastside For All, and the Housing Development Consortium (HDC) teamed up in the summer of 2022 to ask Bellevue residents about their views on the housing market and housing policy. Read our initial findings from that groundbreaking survey.
Published at:11:00 AM on Monday, September 12th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Housing advocates team up to help renters understand their recently expanded rights

Excerpt: Thanks to the Washington State Legislature, tenant protections were expanded during the 2021 legislative session. This post summarizes the new rights gained by renters, which were championed by housing advocates.
Published at:8:30 AM on Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Written by:Emma Goolsby
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Nicole Macri’s just cause eviction bill gets approved by the Washington State House

Excerpt: ESHB 1236 would require landlords to give a reason before they can evict a tenant, and also ensure tenants have enough time to find new housing before they have to be out.
Published at:6:26 PM on Sunday, March 7th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Economic Security, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Democratic leaders celebrate adoption of Oregon’s groundbreaking rent control law

Excerpt: Oregon has become the first state in the country to adopt rent control legislation at the state level.
Published at:1:00 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2019
Written by:Caitlin Harrington
Categories:Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Documentary Review: “You A Nomad”

Excerpt: Read NPI's review of the documentary short "You A Nomad", which can be watched in five installments on the web.
Published at:10:04 PM on Saturday, September 15th, 2018
Written by:Theresa Curry Almuti
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LIVE from New Orleans: America’s housing crisis is an issue for everyone, everywhere

Excerpt: The federal government has failed to address this growing crisis in our country, and that really needs to change in order to adequately address the problem. This is an issue where progressives can and should be leading.
Published at:10:55 AM on Friday, August 3rd, 2018
Written by:Theresa Curry Almuti
Categories:Events, Live Coverage, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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