Attention Mr. Jewell! This kind of solution may save your trailer park! 11/7/18 | Reposting a 4/23/19 article from Hoover Institute by Lee Ohanian. Welcome to the world of the $70 million trailer park, which could only happen in California. The backdrop for this economic insanity is the city of Palo Alto, which is in […]
Co-Housing…clustering by any other name?
Relocate to Sacramento? For these Bay Area “cohousers” the math is simple. ~ This is one of the many ideas out there about how to raise densities using smaller dwellings with shared amenities. ~ 11/7/19 | Reposting article from Palo Alto Online ~ A sense of community and a more relaxed way of life beckon […]
More millennials are moving in with their boomer parents
Posted 9/3/19 | MNN.com | by Lloyd Alter ~~~ I love this photo (on article home page): Mom and dad, two kids and a new puppy, grandma embroidering away in front of the fireplace. If you see it, you know I’m writing about multi-generational families. When it was taken, living with mom and dad was […]
Affordable Housing Commission receives three proposals
10.9.19 | Daily Record | By Rodney Hardwood The Ellensburg Downton Community Garden on the corner of 1st Avenue and Pine Street. The city-owned land is one of the potential locations for an affordable housing project. The city of Ellensburg’s Affordable Housing Commission has received three bids for its Request For Proposal (RFP) for housing […]
The Path To Eliminating Single-Family Zoning In Seattle
10/1/19 | From The Urbanist … Here’s a pretty good read we found at The Urbanist discussing changes in single-family zoning in Seattle. It definitely brings up the question … “What is Single Family Residential Zoning … and will it ever be modified in Kittitas County?” ~~ People come to urbanism for different reasons and […]