YIMBY News for 10/11

[Eric Budd]

In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness

BOLTSmag

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KEYWORD SCORE: 49.08. affordable, affordable housing, construction, development, house, housing, housing and urban development, hud, nimby, parking, parking lot, project, public space, rent, transportation, urban

*Like other big cities,* Seattle has struggled to address its homelessness crisis, which has only worsened in recent years amid a tech boom, and economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic that all led rents and house prices to skyrocket. According to the Point-in-Time survey done for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), King County, which comprises Seattle and its surrounding area, had the nation’s second largest unsheltered population as of 2024. It’s second only to Los Angeles, and the numbers have significantly risen in recent years. The crisis has led cities across the U.S.

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How Ballard and West Seattle Light Rail Became a $30 Billion Undertaking

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 36.09. affordable, construction, development, downtown, hud, land-use, project, real estate, rent, transportation, urban

When voters across Puget Sound hovered a pen above their ballots in the fall of 2016, considering the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) ballot measure, they were taking a leap of faith by filling in the bubble next to yes. Only a few months before, Sound Transit had finally delivered light rail to the University of Washington, a promise that the agency had been making since it first went to the voters in 1996. Light rail had only been running between Downtown Seattle and SeaTac airport for six years, and most of the promises of the 2008 Sound Transit 2 ballot measure were still undelivered: light rail acr

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The Weekly Wrap: More Than 800,000 Lyft and Uber Drivers Can Now Collectively Bargain in California

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 34.55. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, housing, mobility, project, public space, rent, urban, zone

[image: The Weekly Wrap] (Photo by Paul Hanaoka / Unsplash) *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.* ------------------------------ California Gives Lyft and Uber Drivers the Right to Unionize A measure recently signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will allow more than 800,000 drivers for ride-sharing apps to join a union and b

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LA Tenants’ Strikes Forced a Major Landlord to Refund Opaque Utility Fees. Their Fight Isn’t Over.

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 32.69. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, development, housing, real estate, rent, urban

[image: Backyard] (Photos courtesy Virgil Square Tenants Association) *This story was co-published in collaboration with Shelterforce, the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of affordable housing, community development and housing justice.* When Joe Porter, a 29-year-old video editor, moved into his 400-square-foot studio apartment in Los Angeles four years ago, his bills for water, trash removal and pest control were bundled together into one monthly payment that came out to about $60. After the first few years, Porter said, his bill increased to about $200. When h

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Longmont mayoral candidates talk housing, growth, jobs at forum

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 29.78. affordable, comprehensive plan, construction, development, growth, housing, project, rent, transportation, walk, zoning

The choice before Longmont voters this November may come down to whether they think the city needs a steady hand or a fresh approach. That contrast played out Thursday night at Front Range Community College, where the four mayoral candidates — Mayor Pro Tem Susie Hidalgo-Fahring, Ward 1 Councilmember Diane Crist, former City Councilmember Sarah Levison, and aerospace professional Shakeel Dalal — shared how their backgrounds and leadership styles would shape the city’s future. The event was hosted by Longmont Area Democrats and moderated by retired journalist Nicollette Toussaint. Crist, who re

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Broomfield candidates talk affordability, transparency at forum

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 28.00. affordable, affordable housing, condo, development, growth, house, housing, housing stock, income, project, rent

The Broomfield Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum Wednesday night at the community center where all 12 City Council candidates answered questions that came from members of the public. The forum was moderated by chamber member Jenifer Freeman, who founded the consulting business Constellation Strategies. The event saw an audience of about 100, according to Pat Monacelli, the chamber’s president and CEO. Affordability, strategic growth and government transparency were recurring themes for the event, with candidates agreeing on their importance even when differing on the best strat

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