Futurewise is co-hosting an event to celebrate passage of the bill promoting Black homeownership that will feature a talk with the authors of ‘Just Action’ and ‘Color of Law.’ By now, regular readers of The Urbanist should be familiar with the history and legacy of segregationist housing policies. The most
Note: This article was revised on 10/29/21 to reflect Futurewise’s decision to rename the “vesting loophole” as the “illegal growth loophole” to more clearly convey to the public its negative consequences. This is the third installment of a three-part series that explains what the Growth Management Act
Note: This article was revised on 10/29/21 to reflect Futurewise’s decision to rename the “vesting loophole” as the “illegal growth loophole” to more clearly convey to the public its negative consequences. This is the second installment of a three-part series that is breaking down what the Growth
How a major loophole in the Growth Management Act has allowed unnecessary sprawl and non-compliant development to gobble up our rural lands for decades. Note: This article was revised on 10/29/21 to reflect Futurewise’s decision to rename the “vesting loophole” as the “illegal growth loophole” to more
Futurewise 2021 Legislative Wrap-Up: Our efforts to address climate change, housing affordability, and environmental justice through comprehensive planning. At Futurewise, we believe that everyone deserves to live in dignified, safe, and affordable housing, that we must do everything we can to protect our communities and environment from the worst impacts
It’s official: we’re halfway through the 2021 state legislative session. Wonkabout Washington is back with a legislative low-down, highlighting the Washington Can’t Wait campaign priorities, along with a few other key land use bills to keep your eyes on. Let’s get into it! Washington Can’t
The 2020 legislative session promises to be like nothing we’ve seen before due to the impacts of Covid-19. Legislators will be meeting entirely virtually, providing both new opportunities for constituents to engage on legislation and limitations on the number of bills that will be up for consideration. On top
How have you been breathing lately? Not well I’m guessing. The last few weeks have seen Seattle, along with cities up and down the West Coast, choked in a surreal, oppressive smoke. For the last six months, it seemed that the outdoors was the only safe haven from Covid-19.
On Tuesday, July 21st, Futurewise hosted Addie Candib, Pacific Northwest Regional Director of American Farmland Trust for a conversation about the threatened state of farmland in Washington. You can watch our entire conversation on the Futurewise Facebook page. Before we dig into our conversation with Candib, let’s start with
As we enter month three of life in a pandemic in Washington, planners, and community organizations are grappling with how to adapt our engagement work when in-person conversations are no longer feasible. What kinds of community engagement is possible during a pandemic? Is it possible for community engagement to be