Aidan T
@buildhomes.bsky.social
For more housing, Seattle #urbanism #Seattle Seattle YIMBY member, Seattle New Liberals member
Getting phase 2 upzones for Queen Anne as high as possible is critical
as will notes, people tend to *say* they want suburban living. they want a big house and a big yard and etc. this is not however what is suggested by their actual purchasing practices, which invariably result in something like this:
raincitymaps.com/maps/inspect...
raincitymaps.com/maps/inspect...
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Getting phase 2 upzones for Queen Anne as high as possible is critical
Interesting that Wilson is a self-described socialist but AMR, Lin and Foster aren't. Or they just haven't been asked about it?
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Interesting that Wilson is a self-described socialist but AMR, Lin and Foster aren't. Or they just haven't been asked about it?
Should see some middle housing projects going up soon, this guy got a project approved under 2 months
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Should see some middle housing projects going up soon, this guy got a project approved under 2 months
Why do stacked flats when we can do 5 story townhomes 🤔
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Why do stacked flats when we can do 5 story townhomes 🤔
Harrell won this huge area through running up the margin in two buildings, a new condo building and a retirement community
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Harrell won this huge area through running up the margin in two buildings, a new condo building and a retirement community
Just realized that we just had Seattle's second to last election without Ranked Choice Voting in the primary, the last being D5 in 2026.
Primaries will have a lot more importance and we could see some new coalitions, will be interesting
Primaries will have a lot more importance and we could see some new coalitions, will be interesting
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Just realized that we just had Seattle's second to last election without Ranked Choice Voting in the primary, the last being D5 in 2026.
Primaries will have a lot more importance and we could see some new coalitions, will be interesting
Primaries will have a lot more importance and we could see some new coalitions, will be interesting
Anyone know how cured ballots have broken down in the past? Likely many more Wilson voters out there, but also would expect 65+ voters would be proactive in curing their ballots too
There's still a lot of curable ballots from Seattle (about 1,800). Most are unsigned or signature mismatches, and most skew younger.
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Anyone know how cured ballots have broken down in the past? Likely many more Wilson voters out there, but also would expect 65+ voters would be proactive in curing their ballots too
Seattle NIMBYs didn't even put up a fuss around this for Seattle's neighborhood stores, even though it's a pretty direct change to the feel of neighborhoods.
One benefit of shoving all amendments into one day of voting where all the nimbys got riled up about trees
One benefit of shoving all amendments into one day of voting where all the nimbys got riled up about trees
Some random group of NIMBYs, claiming to speak for all of Toronto, is deeply concerned about neighbourhood stores.
The spokesperson (frequent activist vs planning reform) lives in a wealthy, deeply suburban part of Etobicoke.
These people speak for no one, and ought to be ignored.
cot-ra.org
The spokesperson (frequent activist vs planning reform) lives in a wealthy, deeply suburban part of Etobicoke.
These people speak for no one, and ought to be ignored.
cot-ra.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Seattle NIMBYs didn't even put up a fuss around this for Seattle's neighborhood stores, even though it's a pretty direct change to the feel of neighborhoods.
One benefit of shoving all amendments into one day of voting where all the nimbys got riled up about trees
One benefit of shoving all amendments into one day of voting where all the nimbys got riled up about trees
This upzone shows that you can just upzone. Harrell, Wilson, can propose legislation to upzone within urban and regional centers at any point, no environmental review or years long public engagement required.
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This upzone shows that you can just upzone. Harrell, Wilson, can propose legislation to upzone within urban and regional centers at any point, no environmental review or years long public engagement required.
Reposted by Aidan T
Looking at historical daily counts, the share that the progressive takes typically doesn't go down from here. (Until the tiny updates at the end).
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Looking at historical daily counts, the share that the progressive takes typically doesn't go down from here. (Until the tiny updates at the end).
A part of the justification for MHA is that we’d “reassess” when market conditions change, but we’re a year into a complete collapse in permitting and there’s not been reassessing from council, the mayor, or the Office of Housing besides considering abolishing it entirely for lower unit projects
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A part of the justification for MHA is that we’d “reassess” when market conditions change, but we’re a year into a complete collapse in permitting and there’s not been reassessing from council, the mayor, or the Office of Housing besides considering abolishing it entirely for lower unit projects
Put together a much more comprehensive map of all middle housing/SFH projects in Seattle since the interim code was passed
Interim code has been hugely successful so far, the final code should be even better www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Interim code has been hugely successful so far, the final code should be even better www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Put together a much more comprehensive map of all middle housing/SFH projects in Seattle since the interim code was passed
Interim code has been hugely successful so far, the final code should be even better www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Interim code has been hugely successful so far, the final code should be even better www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Reposted by Aidan T
For anyone looking for numbers for the Seattle mayoral discourse, here's a couple excel screenshots to explain what I would expect out of today's drop, and the fate of the race as a whole. First, a day-by-day projection of where I'd expect remaining ballots to end us up. More details below.
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
For anyone looking for numbers for the Seattle mayoral discourse, here's a couple excel screenshots to explain what I would expect out of today's drop, and the fate of the race as a whole. First, a day-by-day projection of where I'd expect remaining ballots to end us up. More details below.
So what's the take on why Eddie Lin demolished Ducksworth
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
So what's the take on why Eddie Lin demolished Ducksworth
Oh, that's it for Wilson. She lost voteshare between yesterday and today
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Oh, that's it for Wilson. She lost voteshare between yesterday and today
What explains Harrell-Foster voters?
1. The experience attacks landed
2. People view Nelson as more conservative than Harrell
3. Nelson hasn't benefited from the recent Harrell progressive swing
1. The experience attacks landed
2. People view Nelson as more conservative than Harrell
3. Nelson hasn't benefited from the recent Harrell progressive swing
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What explains Harrell-Foster voters?
1. The experience attacks landed
2. People view Nelson as more conservative than Harrell
3. Nelson hasn't benefited from the recent Harrell progressive swing
1. The experience attacks landed
2. People view Nelson as more conservative than Harrell
3. Nelson hasn't benefited from the recent Harrell progressive swing
NIMBY candidate Mark Swanson that was filmed crashing into a neighbors yard drunk and insulting the owner, and whose voter's pamphlet included spelling errors in every sentence, got a huge chunk of voters in Bothell, there is a big nimby faction in the burbs
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NIMBY candidate Mark Swanson that was filmed crashing into a neighbors yard drunk and insulting the owner, and whose voter's pamphlet included spelling errors in every sentence, got a huge chunk of voters in Bothell, there is a big nimby faction in the burbs
All of these old townhomes have surface parking navigation, but maintain high lot coverage from upper level jut-outs over the parking. How come that doesn't happen to the same extent newer townhome developments?
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
All of these old townhomes have surface parking navigation, but maintain high lot coverage from upper level jut-outs over the parking. How come that doesn't happen to the same extent newer townhome developments?
The Pro-MHA Seattle Times Editorial board acknowledges that MHA fees get passed onto renters, and supports it because of that, lol.
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The Pro-MHA Seattle Times Editorial board acknowledges that MHA fees get passed onto renters, and supports it because of that, lol.
big day to be a former rite-aid
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
big day to be a former rite-aid
Lake City has had a rough go of it recently, a closed Fred Meyer's, two closed drug stores, and a closed Aurora Rents.
Type of neighborhood that could benefit from a targeted 8 year MFTE exemption with no affordability reqs
Type of neighborhood that could benefit from a targeted 8 year MFTE exemption with no affordability reqs
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Lake City has had a rough go of it recently, a closed Fred Meyer's, two closed drug stores, and a closed Aurora Rents.
Type of neighborhood that could benefit from a targeted 8 year MFTE exemption with no affordability reqs
Type of neighborhood that could benefit from a targeted 8 year MFTE exemption with no affordability reqs
Used Claude to create a very very rough map of middle housing projects based on %PA permit application downloaded CSV and project descriptions. Can click on each project to see description and search on Seattle's permit portal. www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Used Claude to create a very very rough map of middle housing projects based on %PA permit application downloaded CSV and project descriptions. Can click on each project to see description and search on Seattle's permit portal. www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
some trad nimbyism from mukilteo
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
some trad nimbyism from mukilteo
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Illinois will becoming the 5th state to eliminate local parking requirements for new development projects near transit, after:
—California (assembly bill 2097, 2022)
—Colorado (house bill 24–1304, 2024)
—Oregon (Land Conservation and Development Commission, 2022)
—Washington (house bill 1491, 2025)
—California (assembly bill 2097, 2022)
—Colorado (house bill 24–1304, 2024)
—Oregon (Land Conservation and Development Commission, 2022)
—Washington (house bill 1491, 2025)
Illinois will effectively eliminate parking minimum requirements in ~all of Chicago and much of its suburbs thanks to the transit funding bill that passed last night.
Also contains parking reform! This is a preliminary map of Chicagoland based on the People Over Parking Act provision.
It would also apply downstate though!
It would also apply downstate though!
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Illinois will becoming the 5th state to eliminate local parking requirements for new development projects near transit, after:
—California (assembly bill 2097, 2022)
—Colorado (house bill 24–1304, 2024)
—Oregon (Land Conservation and Development Commission, 2022)
—Washington (house bill 1491, 2025)
—California (assembly bill 2097, 2022)
—Colorado (house bill 24–1304, 2024)
—Oregon (Land Conservation and Development Commission, 2022)
—Washington (house bill 1491, 2025)
Bellevue added cottage housing incentives to it's middle housing regs, and it's getting them, 13 units proposed here in a SF-3 zoned area
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Bellevue added cottage housing incentives to it's middle housing regs, and it's getting them, 13 units proposed here in a SF-3 zoned area