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Plymouth Housing's proposed mixed-use development in downtown Redmond has faced backlash from the community due to its plan to provide only four parking spaces for the entire project. The development includes 100 residential units, 2,154 square feet of commercial space, and offices. Attorney Mark Lamb, representing concerned residents, argues that the proposal violates Redmond's zoning code, which requires a minimum of 1.25 parking stalls per residential unit and two stalls per 1,000 square feet of commercial space. 'There is no legal precedent or basis to find that there will be no significant impact to parking with a proposal of this magnitude with only four parking spots for all visitors, employees and residents,' said Lamb. Residents are urging the city to issue a determination of significance and require an environmental impact statement before granting permits. They argue that the lack of parking will exacerbate the already strained parking situation in the Anderson Park area. The community group Safe Eastside suggests providing at least 41 parking spaces, comprising 37 residential spaces and four commercial spaces, based on the parking ratio of Plymouth Housing's Bellevue project. Residents have also raised concerns about seismic and water contamination risks, noise, public safety, and green building certification. The city's Technical Review Committee, comprising Carol Helland and Aaron Bert, will review the proposal and address the community's demands for adequate parking and environmental considerations. #affordablehousing #redmondwa #parking #communityengagement @plymouthhousing @cityofredmond

Part 3 of my "Tall Housing" series is ready for you to read! It started as questions stemming from local housing project comparisons to a mini-analysis that captures a glimpse into my thinking process and regulatory suggestions for more tall housing. I have both confidence in my conclusions and humbleness that highrise development is complex, with other factors outside of land use regulation influencing its feasibility. I'm open to other rationales or things I may have missed. That being said, I hope this piece can be a good baseline/starting position for further land use and building code discussion and analysis when planners, housing advocates, and policymakers start processes to expand zoning capacity for taller housing. Four major conclusions: 1. Lot dimensions and size matter. 2. Don't overpack FAR. Thin buildings are good. 3. Update building codes. 4. Allow tall housing around transit stations and highly desirable parts of the city. (More like a twelve-minute read) Enjoy: https://lnkd.in/dkvqYMce

💡 "Upzoning and reduced regulation are not magic bullets. Indeed, almost 20 years of data from across the country consistently shows that zoning reforms alone end up producing only a fraction of the new housing the country needs. Restrictive zoning is correctly understood to cause higher housing costs and less construction. But the opposite turns out not to be true; reduced regulation cannot on its own create enough housing to lower costs." 🏘 Make sure you catch the latest in The Problems with Housing series, written by members Scott Pollack and Susan Connelly! https://lnkd.in/et2TDrDi #housing #zoning #government

Exciting Updates on the Moraga Canyon Housing Plan! Last week Andrew Watkins from JZMK Partners presented a new iteration of the Draft Moraga Canyon Specific Plan (MCSP) to Piedmont’s Planning Commission. The feedback? It’s moving in the right direction! The plan proposes the development of up to 199 housing units, with 60 set aside for low-income owners, assisting Piedmont in meeting its housing goals. It also incorporates recreational spaces and the Public Works Corporation Yard. Planning began in summer 2023, with completion anticipated by early 2025. Additionally, the affordable housing component is expected to receive funding from Alameda County. For more details, check out the link below! #MoragaCanyon #MCSP #PiedmontPlanning #AffordableHousing #CityPlanning #UrbanDevelopment #HousingProjects #PiedmontHousing #PublicWorks #SustainableDevelopment #CommunityPlanning #AlamedaCounty #LowIncomeHousing #UrbanDesign #SmartGrowth #MasterPlan #PublicEngagement #PlanningCommission #CityOfPiedmont #DevelopmentUpdates #ArchitecturalDesign #MasterPlanning #UrbanArchitecture #SustainableArchitecture #CommunityArchitecture #SitePlanning #MixedUseDevelopment #AffordableArchitecture

Excellent example of what housing should look like. It’s important to put occupant health and wellbeing and comfort along side sustainability and energy efficiency.

The housing crisis is not just about the big cities! It is also rampant and widespread in remote communities. While there's no one-size-fits-all solution, Modular construction can play a significant role in providing practical housing solutions to remote and regional areas across Queensland. #HousingCrisis #ModularConstruction - Oly Homes - Department of Housing and Public Works - Housing Industry Association (HIA) - Master Builders Queensland

In Part I of this article, we discussed what zoning is, the history of zoning, and the seeds of the housing crisis that zoning produced. In Part 2 we’ll look at solutions. The relationship between zoning and the housing crisis is complex, as discussed in Part I. Many of the consequences of early zoning rules are still embedded in the urban infrastructure of cities today, and have continual effects on groups of vulnerable people. For those working in urban development, the search for solutions to these problems is a complex one.

Bring on the development! Mayor Andrew J. Ginther new zoning plan would create "88,000 new housing units on the less than 4% of city parcels involved — about 15 times the amount of new units absent the change." Part of the 280-page plan also includes less red tape for developers, reducing their need to go before area commissioners to "negotiate projects in return for variances and zoning changes, and hopefully speed the development of in-demand housing. The affected parcels are now governed by some 40 various zoning distinctions, each with different requirements. Under the proposal, there will be just six zoning categories, allowing a much broader range of uses in each." 🤯 Of course, this all still has to be approved by the city council. What do you think? Will it get approved? #columbus #industrialrealestate

Is Toronto 'maxed out' on development space for new housing? No. Columnist Naama Blonder and her firm, Smart Density, study transit-oriented areas and find space for 7.6 MILLION new housing units. Here's the logic... #cre #realestate #crecanada #housing #newhomes #development #developers #land #densification #affordablehousing #policy #torontorealestate

The proposal would be one of the most ambitious rezonings of any city in the US. Cambridge City Councilors Burhan Azeem and Sumbul Siddiqui want to legalize six-story apartment buildings by-right citywide, meaning any housing development up to that height that fits other zoning parameters would not need city zoning approval. In effect, the proposal would essentially scrap the city’s current neighborhood-by-neighborhood zoning scheme for anything six stories or shorter. It would also, at least symbolically, make Cambridge the first city in Massachusetts to end single-family zoning as the default for housing construction. But the proposal is sure to be controversial. Read the full story: