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City, having blown its chance for affordable units in apartment boom, is now deflecting blame

7/28/2016

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By: Jon Lisbin
​Re: Danny Westneat's Seattle Times Article:

Yes, the city has already blown it's chance.  Truth is, like the stock market, trying to time the housing market is a losing game. The city needs a steady consistent growth strategy, one that involves the community and builds into it factors that maintain livability and minimizes displacement. What we're seeing is reactionary and will bite us in the end. Yes, that end.

​That's why I believe an effective inclusionary zoning plan makes sense in theory. The current MHA-R proposal however needs major improvements such as increased contribution from developers, incentives for building on site, 1 on 1 replacement of affordable housing, impact fees etc. If you have a moment, please sign Seattle Fair Growth’s petition for managed growth.

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Neighborhoods Deserve a Say in Backyard Cottages

7/19/2016

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Martin Kaplan nails it! ​Don't allow bureaucrats to stifle citizen engagement, and ram top down policies down our throats, while degrading the city we love!  Read the op ed

"There is not a war between urbanists and neighborhoods, only a rising storm from thousands of Seattleites who love their city, but very much dislike Murray’s and O’Brien’s new ideological foundation behind one-size-fits-all zoning, top-down proclamations that ignore public input, and a forced march toward controversial policies with little if any background study, with no reliable metrics and data, and without a serious and citywide commitment to listen to neighborhoods and invite their unbiased input."
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