YIMBY News for 4/27

[Eric Budd]

Zahilay Cuts Ribbon on Northgate Station Affordable Housing, With Phase 2 in Limbo

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 53.08. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, bus route, development, downtown, house, housing, housing authority, income, parking, parking garage, parking lot, project, rent, transit center, transit-oriented, urban, zone, zoning

[image: Zahilay Cuts Ribbon on Northgate Station Affordable Housing, With Phase 2 in Limbo] On Tuesday, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay joined other dignitaries in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 235 low-income apartments next door to Northgate's light rail station. The seven-story building replaces a nearly one-acre corner of King County Metro's former park and ride lot, with the County long teasing plans to convert the remaining five acres of the site to even more housing. However, officials confirmed this week that Phase 2 of the project remains in planning limbo – already a decade-long

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Everett Transit and Community Transit Restart Annexation Talks

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 19.48. downtown, growth, rent, transit center, transportation, urban

[image: Everett Transit and Community Transit Restart Annexation Talks] Snohomish County could soon have one fewer transit agency but much more bus service, after Community Transit and the City of Everett announced this week they're restarting talks to annex Everett Transit into the larger countywide transit agency. The move would double the amount of funding available for transit service within Everett, on top of eliminating redundant systems stemming from two separate transit agencies serving the city. The idea of a merger has been floating around in Snohomish County for a long time, but a 2

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