YIMBY News for 1/31

[Eric Budd]

OPCD Further Trims Corridor Upzones in Newly Unveiled Seattle Zoning Maps

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 52.53. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, comp plan, comprehensive plan, construction, density, development, downtown, growth, house, housing, infill, planning commission, rent, single family, transit-oriented, transportation, urban, walk, zone, zoning

On Thursday, the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) released zoning maps for the 30 new neighborhood growth centers that the Seattle City Council approved in December, a key element of the city’s new long-term growth strategy. The new maps contain some clear disappointments for urbanists, particularly when it comes to anemic bus corridor upzones that were further emaciated in several areas. After a period of public review and City Council deliberations, OPCD aims to pass the new zoning regime by this summer, a move that will bring the city into compliance with state la

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The Weekly Wrap: HUD Demands Citizenship Verification For Public Housing Tenants

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 45.61. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, construction, development, growth, house, housing, housing and urban development, hud, income, project, rent, urban

[image: The Weekly Wrap] A worker throws away items, Oct. 8, 2025, after ICE agents raided the apartment building at 7500 South Shore Drive in Chicago. (Photo by Paul Beaty / AP) *Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic, environmental and social justice. * *If you enjoy this newsletter, share it with a friend or colleague and tell them to subscribe.* ------------------------------ HUD Demands Citizenship Verification for Public Housing Tenants The U.S. Departm

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New Burien Council Takes Potential Neighborhood-wide Downzones Off the Table

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 42.31. affordable, comprehensive plan, density, development, homeowner, house, housing, nimby, planning commission, rent, single family, urban, walk, zone, zoning

Broad decreases in potential housing density across three of Burien’s most exclusive neighborhoods will not advance, following a 4-3 vote at the Burien City Council early this week. The narrow decision, which reversed a 5-2 vote to advance the idea last fall, was a clear signal of the shift on Burien’s council as a result of last November’s elections. Burien voters chose the more left-leaning candidate in all four races that were on their ballots, reelecting two incumbents and bringing two other newcomers onto the council. That bloc of candidates was endorsed by The Urbanist Elections Committe

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This 73-year-old Puebloan fixes planes for clients like a Saudi prince. Become an airplane mechanic and write your own ticket too.

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 31.33. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, construction, development, downtown, growth, house, housing, preservation, project, rent, supply, transportation, walk, zone

------------------------------ *Tracy Ross* *Reporter* ------------------------------ *Quick links: Shrinking labor force, lower unemployment rate | Colorado Springs economic update | Reader poll* Cargo jets emblazoned with the logos of DHL and UPS sit on Denver International Airport’s cargo ramp on July 3, 2019. (Eric Lubbers, The Colorado Sun) Pueblo resident Jim Spitzer has a message for young people who want an in-demand career that crosses industries and comes with a fat salary: Get your airframe and powerplant, i.e., airplane mechanics, degree, and send your resume to a small shop, a big

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Washington State Reacts to Feared ICE Invasion, Constitutional Crisis 

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 18.88. house, project, rent, urban

As people all over the world watch the violent and unconstitutional actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the United States, elected officials in Washington state are being forced to prepare for the possibility of a similar ICE invasion closer to home. “The ICE memorandum […] that basically instructs agents to ignore the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, to throw it in the trash, that represents a constitutional crisis at the level of everything the founders of this country warned us against, warning us against the tyran

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