State Legislative Session Falls Short on Housing As Seattle Comprehensive Plan Process Ramps Up

Published: April 9, 2024, 6 p.m.

On this topical show, Crystal Fincher and Executive Director of The Urbanist, Rian Watt, dig into how housing policy shapes the future vision for our communities, why the recent legislative session didn\u2019t live up to its \u201cYear of Housing 2.0\u201d billing, and how the Seattle Comprehensive plan falls short and can be improved.

As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.

Follow us on Twitter at @HacksWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find Rian Watt at @rianwatt.

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Resources

\xa0\u201cState Legislators Push for \u2018Year of Housing 2.0\u2019\u201d by Ryan Packer from The Urbanist

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\u201cYear of Housing 2.0 Mostly Fizzles Out at Washington Legislature\u201d by Ryan Packer from The Urbanist

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\u201cSeattle Releases Comprehensive Plan Less Ambitious Than Bellevue\u201d by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist

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\u201cHousing Leaders Call Out Seattle\u2019s Bare Minimum Growth Proposal\u201d by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist

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\u201cLand Use Chair Tammy Morales Takes Aim at Proposed Seattle Growth Plan\u201d by Ryan Packer from The Urbanist

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\u201cOp-Ed: Harrell\u2019s Anemic Growth Plan Is Not \u2018Space Needle Thinking\u2019\u201d by Tiffani McCoy, Mike Eliason and Paul Chapman for The Urbanist

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\u201cGrowth Plan Falls Short of Seattle\u2019s Needs, Planning Commission Says\u201d by Ryan Packer from The Urbanist

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Complete Communities Coalition

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Public participation opportunities for Seattle Comprehensive Plan | City of Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development

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