Councilmember Andrew Lewis invited me in to his office a few weeks ago
to talk about microhousing: Who needs it, how we killed it off, why we should bring it back, and what needs to change to make that happen. The fact that this episode got made and aired is a pretty good indicator that policymakers are finally coming around to doing something about Seattle's anti-microhousing policies. A year ago, Mayor Bruce Harrell dropped in an
PSBJ interview that he wanted to put microhousing "back on the table" to see if they "can once again become an effective tool to achieve density". This year looks to be the time when those good intentions may ripen into a legislative agenda. Similar rumblings are coming from the council side as well. I'm hoping this conversation with Councilmember Lewis is a starter's whistle of sorts. Fingers crossed.
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