Rents are declining nationwide because the United States is building more housing. www.apartmentlist.com/research/nat...

www.seattletimes.com/opinion/diff... Standard NIMBY arguments conjure scarcity: our island is full. There is no more land, water, or fresh air. We counter scarcity with abundance: compact living is GOOD, more housing types are GREAT, & sustainable communities are NECESSARY.

Another today: HB 2304 passed the House 94 - 0! It's a small but key fix to last year's HB 1403 that extends the allowance for the use of 2-10 express warranties to cover liability on condo construction up to four stories and 12 units. Thank you Rep. Taylor! app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/...

WA bill HB 2228 to allow scissor stairs passed the House today, 95 - 0! Thank you Rep. Zahn! app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...

Zoning overlays that would require single-stair design to achieve lot coverage limits and preserve green space while allowing additional height... Denver stepping up. Let's pay attention, folks! 👁️👁️ Read: archive.is/YNspf

Seattle renters, it's time to speak up! Share your renting experience with @mayorofseattle. The survey ends Feb 13th. Link in bio. #yourcity #seattle #thisisyourcity #seattlerenters

As we work to make housing more affordable, renters across the city need to keep speaking out. That’s why today we’re launching our Mayoral Renter’s Survey. forms.office.com/g/B1K37QsKtf www.instagram.com/reel/DUY32i7...

This needs to be repeated: Our housing plans should not revolve around "Corridors." Homes belong in neighborhoods. We voted for new leadership on housing. Unfortunately, it has not yet arrived.

🔊 ACTION ALERT 🔊 Send an email TODAY to [email protected], [email protected], & [email protected] telling them to oppose SB5609 This bill would strangle efforts to address affordability, adding several layers of red tape to building homes for people.

Please send a couple emails TODAY to committee members, urging them not to advance #SB5609. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] This bill risks gutting our breakthrough SEPA exemption passed a few years ago to increase certainty for housing development.

Housing 🤝 Transit Let's build something together!

🚨 IMPORTANT 🚨 Historic preservationists are attempting to roll back the critical SEPA exemptions that #waleg passed for infill housing. In other words, #SB5609 would require historic preservation review even for projects that are SEPA-exempt. There’s a hearing tomorrow! Sign in CON now:

NEW: Mayor Wilson has issued an Executive Order to "rapidly bring unhoused people inside and expedite the expansion of shelter and affordable housing." View here: wilson.seattle.gov/wp-content/u...

"U.S. Regulatory Delays in Construction Across Time" www.aeaweb.org/conference/2... "a one-month increase in [construction permit] delays... is estimated to increase house prices two years later by about $25,000."

During his first week in office, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani created a task force to identify and remove barriers that increase costs and slow housing construction. Seattle should follow NYC’s lead and establish a similar task force.

Read our letter to Mayor Wilson on housing priorities for day 1! pdfhost.io/v/qjfyFt9Mbd... Now is the time to act. Although interest rates are not in the Mayor's control, there are many things she can do to improve affordability.

Update on Adams v. Seattle (challenging MHA fees as unconstitutional) The 9th Cir. Court found the case to be premature, as the applicant had not yet applied for a waiver of the fee. For a case to be ripe, someone needs to apply for the waiver and get denied. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/me...

Ever wondered whether a cargo e-bike can fit a paper shredder in its pannier bag? Yes, it can.

Be there! Tonight

Join us and @futurewise.bsky.social tomorrow (Wed), December 9 at 6:00pm, for a happy hour at Perihelion Brewing! We'll celebrate the housing wins from 2025 and plan our strategy for winning even more next year. What's going on in your neighborhood? Let us know. Hope to see you there!

Rumors of a land value tax proposal this upcoming state legislative session...👀

Lawsuit challenges inclusionary zoning (such as Seattle's MHA program) as unconstitutional pioneerlegal.org/wp-content/u... The Constitution "bar[s the] Government from forcing some people alone to bear public burdens which, in all fairness and justice, should be borne by the public as a whole.’"

When you visit a neighborhood famous for its Christmas lights this year, ask yourself: did this neighborhood have racially restrictive covenants? Here's an example from Olympic Manor, famous for its lights. See paragraph 14. Is there a correlation between Lights & Covenants?

😍😍 Xmas list: this building in every Seattle neighborhood.

We’re building a world class team to win an affordable Seattle, and we need your skills and experience! Send us your resume and a cover letter at the link in our bio by the end of the day today! #thisisyourcity

Among the many insights of this article: Pre-modern cities exercised power over their suburbs through customs barriers that imposed duties on goods entering the city. Seattle could exercise dominance over its suburbs through controls like congestion pricing. worksinprogress.co/issue/the-gr...

Mark your calendar for our last Comp Plan Happy Hour of the year! Join us and @seattleyimby.bsky.social at Perihelion Brewery on December 10th for an “open mic” storytelling session, letter writing, and an update on the final comp plan vote. futurewise.salsalabs.org/DecemberCCCH...

"In her most specific pledge, she wants a bus lane on Denny for the chronically late No. 8 Metro route." LET'S GO! 🚌🚌📯

The 2024 Annual Report on ADUs is here! www.seattle.gov/documents/De... Production is down by 32% year-over-year 😩 We need help!

A new survey finds that walkability commands price premiums. "Those living in walkable communities also reported being happier -- perhaps a result of less gas fumes and gridlock, more fresh air and exercise, and the ability to wave and say howdy to your neighbor." www.realtor.com/news/trends/...

"The old ways of thinking about Seattle's political divisions don't really work anymore. A key split isn't about class in the traditional sense. It's about whether you own a home or not." Great insight from @hacksandwonks.bsky.social !

Further taxing new housing, when growth is already at historically low levels, means even less growth & higher housing costs. It's another short-sighted move by this Council. Housing growth benefits everyone. We need a new way to fund SCDI that doesn't worsen affordability.

🏗️Read @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social 's responses to our questionnaire to learn how our new mayor will address home affordability: drive.google.com/file/d/1A7zR... "It’s long past time to remove the barriers to housing production that lock most of us out of Seattle’s most desirable neighborhoods."

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👏👏 Congratulations to @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social and everyone who propelled her to victory!

Did you know that Seattle had bike path system in the year 1900 and even a BIKE MAP? There were an estimated 10,000 cyclists in a city of 100,000. Some of these roads were originally improved for bikes, including Interlaken.

Apartment chicken enjoying a mug from the window of her high-density neighborhood. #nimbytears #seattle #yimby

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Pro-housing policies start with electing the right people. Have you voted yet? Time is running out! See our voter guide here: seattleyimby.org/voter-guide/... GET THAT BALLOT IN!

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... "[Researchers found] home prices grew faster in places with more restrictive zoning, though they warn us that could be because more zoning leads to higher prices, because higher prices lead to more zoning, or — most likely — both."

California is getting more homes near transit! Our neighbors down south did some incredible housing advocacy this year, up against the fiercest, most well-funded NIMBYs in the nation. Well done! 👏💪

Join us and @fairvotewa.bsky.social for door-knocking in Phinney Ridge on October 19 to support @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for Mayor! We endorsed & now it's time to show up. Meet at the West Woodland Playground at 10am. See you there! Registration link: www.mobilize.us/wilsonforsea... #seattle

A damning new report by ProPublica finds that the Harrell administration deliberately kept shelter beds vacant, leaving people who needed them on the streets & the rest of us on the hook for the tab ($4,200/mo per room). We need leadership that takes our housing affordability challenges seriously.

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📣 ACTION ALERT SDOT is trying to remove a bus lane in Capitol Hill as soon as this weekend, as just announced without any public outreach. 😱 We need fast buses! Sign the petition by Transit Riders Union to keep the bus lane. Fast Buses + Abundant Housing = Livable Cities

😍😍👏 Fast transit + Abundant Housing = Livable Cities

Is your Seattle City Councilmember a YIMBY or a NIMBY? Use this chart compiled from the September 12 hearing on the Comprehensive Plan to find out. Thanks to our members Matthew C. and Aidan T. for compiling the data & chart!

🗳️☑️ Our election endorsements are live! See the full results & questionnaire responses here: seattleyimby.org/voter-guide/... Mayor: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social District 2: Eddie Lin District 8: @alexis4seattle.bsky.social Time to go knock on some doors! 👏