Canadian City Completely Eradicates Homelessness With Brand New Approach In the Canadian town of Medicine Hat, Alberta, where 60,000 people live, everyone has a home tonight. That’s after six years of instituting a “Housing First” policy that flips the status quo on its head but ha[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Housing Market’
October 6th, 2015 - 7:48 pm § in The Ave Scene
David Brewster: Is the growth issue in Seattle Being Hyped:
David Brewster We really need to stop saying that Seattle is the fastest-growing city in the U.S. Here’s a new survey, with various economic factors included, that puts Seattle in a tie for 62nd. Kent and Bellevue outpace Seattle, locally. Thanks to Bill Bradburd for spotting this study.[...]
September 29th, 2015 - 5:13 pm § in The Ave Scene
LONDON: Seattle’s future
London: the city that ate itself London is a city ruled by money. The things that make it special – the markets, pubs, high streets and communities – are becoming unrecognisable. The city is suffering a form of entropy whereby anything distinctive is converted into property… GU.COM|BY ROWA[...]
September 12th, 2015 - 4:58 pm § in Misc.
FACEBOOK: How to encourage density
David Sucher A call for neighborhood improvements as part of HALA. Maybe it’s in there but I don’t recall any stress or even mention of the importance of real physical improvements to entice neighbors to accept growth. —– The masses don’t care about abstractions such as[...]
September 10th, 2015 - 10:01 am § in The Ave Scene
Rent an apartment for only $6400
$6,400 a month for a one-bedroom in South Lake Union? – Puget Sound Business Journal The rent for the apartment, which a corporate housing company operates, is a good example of how Amazon is driving the Seattle real estate market. BIZJOURNALS.COM[...]
August 4th, 2015 - 7:45 am § in Misc.
Goldy and Steve: VOTE DAMNIT VOTE!
Turnout, Turnout, Turnout! by Goldy — from HorsesAss Tuesday, 8/4/15, 7:35 am Despite all the reports of low turnout, it looks to me like it’s going to be pretty normal for an odd-year primary—north of 30 percent, at least here in Seattle. But to be honest, I’m not sure what to make of the�[...]
August 3rd, 2015 - 5:57 pm § in The Ave Scene
Kshama Sawant: Rent Control Is Like a Minimum Wage for Tenants
Which Way for Affordable Housing in Seattle? Seattle is booming with job growth and a major influx of working people. Yes, we need increased housing supply. Yes, we need zoning changes to build more housing, and to enable a denser and more walkable and accessible city. But why is there such a severe[...]
July 29th, 2015 - 6:26 pm § in Misc.
RENT CONTROL: Great for the well to do! Not much good for poor folks!
“RENT CONTROL!” “TAX THE RICH” “GREEDY LANDLORDS!” Great slogans but WHO is listening? I suspect that people who cheer Sawant are the homeless and low income people whose housing options are disappearing. The problem is that economists say rent control does not wo[...]
July 24th, 2015 - 8:31 am § in The Ave Scene
SEATTLE APARTHEID: Is Seattle Segregated?
A couple of days ago on TA , Ed Clark responded to the Seattle Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) charge that Seattle’s zoning is rooted in and responsible for racial segregation in Seattle. In my opinion, the HALA statement was race baiting and flawed by a fundamenta[...]
Anthony Washington: Where folks sleep
Can you imagine having to sleep outside like this? Not enough shelters in the city, missed the hot meal, provided by the Union Gospel, laying on a ground just as cold as the air a blanket is suppose to protect you from. Constantly at risk of being robbed, harrased by the police, or worse murdered. [[...]