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Eliminating single-family zoning is a good idea, and Christopher Kirk’s Seattle Times editorial is a steaming pile of garbage

Posted on February 11, 2022February 13, 2022 by The Tim

An editorial by Christopher Kirk in the Seattle Times yesterday was so stupid I had no choice but to finally come back here and respond.

Here’s the link: Statewide rezoning of single-family neighborhoods is a terrible idea

Now, before we start it’s worth noting that this piece is described as a “Special to The Times” and the author is not a journalist. He’s not an economist, either. He’s also not an urban planner, and as you’ll see he’s obviously not a historian. He’s an architect whose primary accomplishments listed on his bio attached to the piece are having “served on public historic preservation and design review boards.”

So with that context, let’s get into it…

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Mayor’s Affordability Committee Releases Tepid Growth Recommendations

Posted on July 13, 2015 by The Tim

As a follow-up to this morning’s post about the future of single-family housing in Seattle, here’s the final report from the Mayor’s “Housing Affordability and Livability Advisory Committee”: Seattle Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (pdf) There are a few relevant portions of the report that address single-family zoning. From page 21 of the report: MF.1…

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Seattle Preparing to Say Goodbye to Single-Family Zoning?

Posted on July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 by The Tim

Remember a few months ago, when I suggested that single-family housing in Seattle would be on its way out soon? If Seattle’s population keeps growing, there is a hard housing reality that we’re going to have to face: the death of the single-family home. As of 2013, roughly 43 percent of Seattle’s housing stock is…

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Kiss Single-Family Homes Goodbye if Seattle Keeps Growing

Posted on April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 by The Tim

We usually talk about the whole Seattle metro area on these pages, but I’d like to take a little while to discuss an issue that is most relevant to Seattle proper: Density. There’s no denying that Seattle has been booming lately, thanks largely to serious growth in the local tech economy—unbridled growth at Amazon, the…

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Poll: Condo, Townhome, or Single-Family?

Posted on March 9, 2008July 12, 2008 by The Tim

Please vote in this poll using the sidebar. This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 03.15.2008.

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