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Electeds, tribes, unions, organizations and individuals ask WA Leg to Fix HB1099
HB 1099 is built on consensus supported by housing advocates, environmental justice groups, unions, local governments, state agencies, tribes, and more. We have collaborated for a year and a half on this legislation for a shared vision of responsible, just, … Continue reading
March 7, 2022
Goodbye Farmland, Hello Mega-Mansions
The vesting loophole in Washington’s Growth Management Act (GMA) results in failure to prevent the development of suburban sprawl. (Credit: Robert Couse-Baker) This article was originally published in The Urbanist How a major loophole in the Growth Management Act has … Continue reading
February 28, 2022
Week of February 28th: Legislative Update
Image of livable, inclusive community titled Legislative Update Week 8 Legislative Update: Down to the wire We are in the final stretch. Within days, our priority legislation will be up for votes on the Senate and House floors. By Friday, … Continue reading
February 28, 2022
Week of February 22nd: Legislative Update
Week 7 Legislative Update: Halfway there We’re officially in the second half of this year’s legislative session and I’m very happy to share that all three of our priority bills (HB 1099, SB 5042 and HB 1769) are all still alive and kicking … Continue reading
February 22, 2022
Week of February 14th: Legislative Update
Image of livable, inclusive community titled Legislative Update Love is in the air – that is, love for our climate, our farms and our future! We’re quickly approaching the cut off date for bills to pass out of their house … Continue reading
February 14, 2022
HB1782: Missing Middle Housing Update and Advocacy
Image 1: Duplex in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Image 2: Map of Seattle lots that are currently zoned single family and are near frequent transit. Yellow denotes the lots that are larger than 4,500 square feet and red denotes the lots … Continue reading
February 8, 2022
Week of February 7th: Legislative Update
Image of livable, inclusive community titled Legislative Update We’re reaching the halfway point of the 2022 legislative session, which is why I’m so pleased to share that we’re ahead of schedule to add climate to the GMA and close the GMA sprawl … Continue reading
February 7, 2022
Week of January 31st: Legislative Update
Image of livable, inclusive community titled Legislative Update We’ve got a pretty short update this week and here’s why: another one of our priority bills, SB 5042, passed out of the Senate! 🎉🎉🎉 SB 5042 is our bill to close a nasty loophole … Continue reading
January 31, 2022
Week of January 24th: Legislative Update
It’s official: HB 1099, our climate update to the GMA, officially passed out of the House of Representatives! Let’s take a moment to celebrate. 🎉🎉🎉So what happens now? In the short term, we get a bit of a breather. HB 1099 now … Continue reading
January 24, 2022
2022 WA Can’t Wait: Op-Eds and Articles
Here is our most up-to-date list of articles and op-eds written about our 2022 WA Can’t Wait Campaign: Articles The Bellingham Herald Crosscut The Urbanist The Bellingham Herald The Seattle Times The Urbanist The Urbanist The Washington Observer Op-Eds and … Continue reading
January 19, 2022
Week of January 17th: Legislative Update
The Washington state legislature convened this week for the start of the 2022 legislative session. As a reminder, the 2022 session is what’s called a “short” session, meaning we have just 60 days to pass our priority legislation. Things are … Continue reading
January 17, 2022
Week of January 10th Legislative Update
Today marks the first day of the 2022 legislative session and Futurewise is here to win. We’re here to finish what we started in 2021, as well as highlight some new priorities for you to follow. It’s a short session … Continue reading
January 10, 2022