Aidan T
@buildhomes.bsky.social
For more housing, Seattle #urbanism #Seattle Seattle YIMBY member, Seattle New Liberals member
Yep in the proposed substitute bill from council staff seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Yep in the proposed substitute bill from council staff seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
fix is in the council staffs proposed substitute bill seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
fix is in the council staffs proposed substitute bill seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
When the fight for $15 started the median income in many places was $15 per hour, believe there were many counties still around that thru 2021. There is a bill for $17 which would be above 70% in some counties
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
When the fight for $15 started the median income in many places was $15 per hour, believe there were many counties still around that thru 2021. There is a bill for $17 which would be above 70% in some counties
Yep, here's a breakdown from the UK/Dube talking about levels are 2/3 median income, above that you've got to be careful not to cause job loss.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5dc031...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5dc031...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Yep, here's a breakdown from the UK/Dube talking about levels are 2/3 median income, above that you've got to be careful not to cause job loss.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5dc031...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5dc031...
Studies find minimum wages may reduce employment at around 60-70% AMI levels, which they have reached in many places
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Studies find minimum wages may reduce employment at around 60-70% AMI levels, which they have reached in many places
Yeah a high enough minimum wage can cause disemployment and potentially homelessness
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Yeah a high enough minimum wage can cause disemployment and potentially homelessness
5ft or 10ft rear setback fix?
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
5ft or 10ft rear setback fix?
This was a part of the original Moore/Rivera amendment for setbacks, right? Eliminating the 5ft ADU exemption, 10ft for 3+ units, 15 ft for 1-2 units
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This was a part of the original Moore/Rivera amendment for setbacks, right? Eliminating the 5ft ADU exemption, 10ft for 3+ units, 15 ft for 1-2 units
Also I think the math he's doing is 3*40*4 > $360 to say all that's need is a $3 per hour increase, but this isn't how benefits phaseout works
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Also I think the math he's doing is 3*40*4 > $360 to say all that's need is a $3 per hour increase, but this isn't how benefits phaseout works
OTOH the phenomenon of lot subdivisions of formerly large single family homes and the complaint that the infrastructure 'wasn't built for it' is a very american thing, a cursed thing here
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
OTOH the phenomenon of lot subdivisions of formerly large single family homes and the complaint that the infrastructure 'wasn't built for it' is a very american thing, a cursed thing here
I've seen tennis and pickleball on the top floor. but don't think it works for 99% of garages that don't have a big flat top floor
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I've seen tennis and pickleball on the top floor. but don't think it works for 99% of garages that don't have a big flat top floor
Yep, MHA is not much of the Office of Housing revenue anymore, and we just passed a huge upzone across the city with no MHA, it's possible.
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Yep, MHA is not much of the Office of Housing revenue anymore, and we just passed a huge upzone across the city with no MHA, it's possible.
As a part of the 5 year evaluation there was a set of recommendations, these are the ones Harrell sent in a letter to council, should be able to get behind all these at a minimum
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
As a part of the 5 year evaluation there was a set of recommendations, these are the ones Harrell sent in a letter to council, should be able to get behind all these at a minimum
Permanent should be achievable, we've already exempted downtown/first hill/capitol hill from design review for years and exempted the vast majority of housing projects, ones below 150 units, from design review. A tiny sliver is left with it, it should be easy to eliminate it.
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Permanent should be achievable, we've already exempted downtown/first hill/capitol hill from design review for years and exempted the vast majority of housing projects, ones below 150 units, from design review. A tiny sliver is left with it, it should be easy to eliminate it.
They will pay via taxes. Example - how did Los Angeles or SF go from half their current population to their current population and survive?
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
They will pay via taxes. Example - how did Los Angeles or SF go from half their current population to their current population and survive?
Lol the guy that doesn't care about the towers and recognizes the hypocrisy just doing it for the love of the game
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Lol the guy that doesn't care about the towers and recognizes the hypocrisy just doing it for the love of the game
Even if it were true that they received special information from a KCE employee, they shouldn’t base calls on it because of scenarios where the employee is wrong and they ruin their reputation over 1 discrete piece of information
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Even if it were true that they received special information from a KCE employee, they shouldn’t base calls on it because of scenarios where the employee is wrong and they ruin their reputation over 1 discrete piece of information
Competitive CEO pay is good, running large multinational companies is a tough job with huge consequences and it makes sense that it's highly paid to have the best person do the job.
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Competitive CEO pay is good, running large multinational companies is a tough job with huge consequences and it makes sense that it's highly paid to have the best person do the job.
Oh wait he does nvm just saw his eduaction as police academy on the google result
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Oh wait he does nvm just saw his eduaction as police academy on the google result
yes just joking about how they both don't have college degrees, she's nothing like eric adams
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
yes just joking about how they both don't have college degrees, she's nothing like eric adams
Turns out Katie Wilson is not the Zohran Mamdani of Seattle, but the Eric Adams of Seattle
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Turns out Katie Wilson is not the Zohran Mamdani of Seattle, but the Eric Adams of Seattle