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Futurewise Appeals Mercer Island Comprehensive Plan
Futurewise, along with local Mercer Island residents Kian Bradley and Trevor Reed has filed an appeal with the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) of the Mercer Island comprehensive plan. Our case contends that the plan violates state law by … Continue reading
Kate Brunette
February 24, 2025
Growing Together Lobby Day Recap
On Wednesday, February 5, Futurewise headed to Olympia for our Growing Together 2025 Lobby Day! Despite the surprise snowfall, it was an action-packed day filled with advocacy and organizing. Read on for the full recap and ways to get involved! … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
February 11, 2025
Growing Together: Legislative Update Week 5
Week of February 10 Legislative Update We’re more than a month into the legislative session! I love this time of year. I’m energized by our successful lobby day from last week and looking forward to the upcoming first round of … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
February 10, 2025
Growing Together: Legislative Update Week 4
Week of February 3 Legislative Update Welcome to February! There are officially 81 days left in the Legislative session. Compared to last year’s short session, we’ve had plenty of time to catch our breath between actions (and join the campaign … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
February 3, 2025
January 2025 Executive Director Note
Futurewise was founded on the idea that location matters. Coming out of World War II, the US embarked on a new suburban development pattern. It created a temporary illusion of a more affordable way to live, but the costs … Continue reading
Kate Brunette
January 31, 2025
Futurewise Legal Updates January 2025
In any given year, Futurewise is working on between 15-20 active legal appeals, and we’re expecting that number to only go up over the coming years as cities and counties across the state update their comprehensive plans. We’ll have … Continue reading
Kate Brunette
January 30, 2025
Growing Together: Legislative Update Week 3
Week of January 27 Legislative Update I’m going to pass it off to Ava to share the introduction for this week’s update! There aren’t many urgent actions this week, but we have some important updates for you. We’ll trade off … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
January 27, 2025
Growing Together: Legislative Update Week 2
Week of January 20 Legislative Update We did it– we made it through the first week of the legislative session! The first week is all about brushing off the dust and getting back into the swing of things with opening … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
January 20, 2025
Growing Together: Legislative Update Week 1
Week of January 13 Legislative Update The moment we’ve all been waiting for is right around the corner… the 2025 legislative session kicks off tomorrow morning in Olympia! We have 105 days to get our bills through policy committees, off … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
January 13, 2025
Meet Ava Foley, Legislative Campaign Intern
In October month we welcomed Ava Foley to the Futurewise team! Ava is the new Legislative Campaign Intern and joins the team after being Futurewise’s volunteer of the year at our 2024 Spring Celebration for her work on the Connecting … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
December 19, 2024
Land Use is for Everyone — From Countryside to City Streets
We’re wrapping up the year and this interview series (for now) with one of my good friends, Dr. Khoa Le. He’s a chemist currently living in Brooklyn, NY with his boyfriend and two adorable cats. Much like Isaac Organista, from … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
December 18, 2024
Futurewise 2025 Legislative Campaign Kick Off Recap!
On Thursday December 12th, Futurewise hosted our campaign kick-off for the 2025 legislative session. A huge thank you to the 75 volunteers and partners that attended to celebrate the launch of the Growing Together campaign. We are especially grateful for … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
December 16, 2024
