Now let’s shame them about blocking affordable housing for nurses at the Talaris site that’s between Children’s and Laurelhurst! @affordabletalaris.org @sharethecities.bsky.social

US cities are so weird bc why are they like 20% liminal space? I’m certain it’s a car brain thing but even after meeting all the needs of cars, def feels like we’re still overdoing it lol. Like why not just add some plants or benches here? Or really anything, anything at all. US #1 for liminal space

Then a last vid is gonna of course be about daylighting and the future of the parcel. I've gone to the municipal archives for 2 full days already for all this research, so I really hope 5 people will watch all of these lol. And no, there is no short form version bc short form is bad for you😘

The second vid is gonna prob be titled "Talaris in the era of the Laurelhurst NIMBYs" lol. I hope I won't get sued by their army of lawyers hahaha which you'll soon learn about. Of course, holidays are coming to an end so who knows when I'll finish, but some day, some day soon.

I made a vid about Talaris's history. Not to be annoying, but any urbanist who wants to do Talaris advocacy or have an opinion about Talaris should watch this lol. This only goes until the 1970s bc then it gets spicy in a different way from there & thus requires its own vid. youtu.be/vEgaEOGmfXE

Talaris is such an amazing potential site for permeable point access blocks. 4-6 (potential for code exception up to 7-8) stories of mixed use development in multiple groupings focused on housing local education and healthcare (especially support service) staff. Walking / cycling access prioritized…

Hello 👋 We met last evening and we are going to work to fundraise for a land use lawyer. We have been discussing this / meeting with lawyers since 2018 but at this point it will be essential to understand the complexities of this effort. If you’re a land use lawyer in WA State reach out!

Affordable Talaris, a Share The Cities working group, has been demanding change at the Talaris parcel in Laurelhurst to build different & more affordable housing alongside trees, wetland, and a future daylit creek. We are heartened by the news that this parcel may have a different future!