YIMBY News for 10/27

[Eric Budd]

This Walkable Gathering Space Has Transformed a City’s Main Street

Governing

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KEYWORD SCORE: 29.41. construction, development, downtown, house, housing, mixed-use, public space, rent, urban, walk

In Brief: A walkable downtown in California’s high desert offers opportunities for business and a public space for residents. Lancaster, Calif., invested $11.5 million in the transformation. Work was completed in 2010. This has since been repaid many times over by increased economic output, tax revenue and investment. Passing through the Mojave Desert on State Route 14, going by landscapes Hollywood uses to represent alien planets, a driver might not expect a walkable, tree-lined boulevard to be close by. But there are nine beautiful, leafy blocks on West Lancaster Boulevard, a piece of histor

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Lafayette residents push back on proposed hotel near Silo neighborhood

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 29.27. bus stop, construction, development, height limit, house, planning commission, project, rent, supply, urban, walk, zone, zoning

If a new Echo Suites Extended Stay Hotel proposed for construction in Lafayette becomes reality, it would be just the second hotel in the entire city — and a much-needed amenity, according to the developer. But nearby residents are urging the city’s leadership to reject the proposal. Developer Hix Snedeker is proposing a 124-room Echo Suites hotel and requesting a modification to the city’s 35-foot height limit to allow for a nearly 50-foot building at its tallest point. The application is currently under review by city staff, which could recommend it to the Lafayette Planning Commission. The

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Op-Ed: The Issues Facing Seattle Public Schools (and Incoming School Board Directors)

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 24.48. housing, housing cost, hud, income, project, rent, transportation, urban, walk

Seattle Public Schools. Say that phrase and you’ll get a plethora of opinions but as someone who has tracked public education in Seattle for 25+ years, the two thoughts you will most often hear are “I believe in public education” and “What the heck are they doing; the district is a mess.” The district has been and continues to face major problems that have been exacerbated by upheavals in leadership, funding issues, and frankly, just not listening to parents. The Seattle School Board saw two members leave in the middle of their terms in 2024. The new directors who replaced them came in with a

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