YIMBY News for 4/3

[Eric Budd]

Wilson Pledges 'Taller, Denser, Faster' Housing Growth Plan

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 51.11. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, comp plan, comprehensive plan, density, development, growth, house, housing, housing crisis, planning commission, rent, renter, transit-oriented, urban, walk, zone, zoning

[image: Wilson Pledges 'Taller, Denser, Faster' Housing Growth Plan] Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson told a packed room at the Housing Development Consortium (HDC) luncheon on Tuesday that she had breaking housing news. Namely, she would be take a "taller, denser, faster" approach, expanding the scope of the supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which is needed to clear the way for upzones. "So breaking news, we are going to basically revisit the original phases three and four plan to be far more aggressive with our timeline and scope," Wilson said. "This is really a housing accelerati

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Opinion: Complete Streets Alone Don’t Make Complete Places

Streetsblog Net

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KEYWORD SCORE: 26.30. complete street, density, development, downtown, parking, parking lot, project, rent, transportation, urban, vision zero, walk, yimby, zoning

Twenty years after the term “Complete Streets” was first coined, the framework for designing better transportation spaces has improved safety and connectivity in communities across America. But have these efforts supported the creation of places that we want to actually spend time in, rather than just pass through? Let’s acknowledge upfront that any attempt to combat auto-oriented design is better than maintaining the status quo. We’re not trying to condemn communities that have made a good-faith effort to enact Complete Streets policies and have reduced auto-related injuries or fatalities bec

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Governor Ferguson Signs Millionaires’ Tax, Prepares for Legal Battle

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 25.17. affordable, affordable housing, development, homeowner, house, housing, income, rent, urban

[image: Governor Ferguson Signs Millionaires’ Tax, Prepares for Legal Battle] On Monday, Governor Bob Ferguson signed the historic “millionaires” income tax that State Democratic leaders see as a huge step forward in balancing the state’s tax code. “Washington families whose income is in the bottom 20% pay a whopping 13.8% of their total income in state and local taxes, while the wealthiest pay a far smaller percentage of their income,” Ferguson said at the bill signing ceremony. “That's not fair, and that's not right.” The new tax would levy a 9.9% tax on income above $1 million and is expect

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Harbor Drive

City Observatory

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KEYWORD SCORE: 22.25. construction, downtown, housing, project, transportation, urban

Greetings from war-ravaged Portland! Here, according to the March 25, 2026 New York Times, is what the city looks like now, at pretty much the epicenter of a so-called doom-loop. Clouds of sakura (cherry blossoms) float over the park that runs along the Willamette River in the center of the city. If anything, the Times photos understate just how many people are drawn to the spot by the simple reverie of the blossoms. Here’s what the same spot looked like a couple of days before the Times article: Sure, now, its a picture-post card tourist attraction. It didn’t always look this way. This is exa

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Library Levy Amendments Would Expand Mayor's $410 Million Proposal

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 19.11. housing, project, public hearing, rent, transportation, urban

[image: Library Levy Amendments Would Expand Mayor's $410 Million Proposal] A slate of amendments proposed by councilmembers would bump up the proposed $410 million renewal for the Seattle Public Library levy closer to half a billion, addressing everything from programming to materials to building maintenance. With 80% of the total seven-year levy proposed last month by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson set to fund day-to-day operations across the library system, library advocates argue that the adds are essential to manage a beloved and well-used library system in a growing city. Amendments are like

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