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Seattle City Council rejects affordable-housing development bill
The pilot program proposed by Tammy Morales would’ve offered incentives to develop mixed-use buildings while partnering with community organizations.
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Seattle Councilmember pushes housing, community development pilot
Tammy Morales is proposing the Connected Communities program to incentivize construction of affordable housing and amenities through looser zoning rules.
Culture
Artist grieves for Central District childhood home by re-creating it
Seattle’s Jite Agbro channels Bryant Manor — and its impending demolition — in a new immersive exhibition in South Lake Union.
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Maritime vs. real estate: Seattle’s decades-long rezoning fight
The city is updating protections for waterfront industrial lands, but a fight over the SoDo ‘Makers District’ development could upend it.
Environment
Grant dollars are seeding the urban forestry push in Washington
As climate change reveals the importance of urban trees, residents in a Tacoma neighborhood with sparse canopy coverage are breaking ground themselves.