Shaping Spokane Together
Futurewise staffs the Shaping Spokane together coalition which advocates for housing affordability in Spokane.
The Shaping Spokane Together coalition is bringing together organizations that represent diverse and intersectional constituencies in Spokane who are all impacted by housing insecurity. Coalition members represent tenants, people with disabilities, elders, the Latine community, the Black community, indigenous people, and the AAPI community.
Futurewise staffs the coalition, whose goals include legalizing middle housing, providing proactive rental assistance, increasing the number of disability-accessible and age-in-place units, and passing inclusionary zoning policies.
In 2023, the Shaping Spokane Together coalition notched its first victory with the passage of Washington state’s most ambitious middle housing legislation, which legalizes six-plexes in all residential neighborhoods in the city.
Spokane Officially Approves Expanding Middle Housing
Aerial view of Spokane On Monday, November 20th, the Spokane City Council voted unanimously to extend the Building Opportunity and Choices for All (BOCA) ordinance that legalizes different middle housing types in the city, and updates development regulations to make