Housing: Crisis, Challenge or Opportunity?

Tuesday, March 18, 5:30 - 7:00

Seattle Public Library

1000 4th Avenue

With job and population growth, Seattle must produce sufficient and diverse new housing units so that Seattle remains affordable for all, and so that we do our share to protect our regional landscape and reduce our carbon footprint.

Recently, we have seen numerous proposals to improve affordability, including incentive zoning, upzones, regulatory reform, and direct subsidies.  We have assembled a local panel that includes advocates and experts to discuss and debate the competing ideas, and take a close look at “what it takes” to create housing in Seattle that meets our aspirations to be a truly livable and sustainable city for all.

Guest Panelists:
City Council Member Sally Clark, Chair of the Planning, Land Use, and Neighborhoods Committee

Maria Barrientos,  Local Property Developer (projects include The Gilbert, The Bernanrd, The Leona, 705 Weller, The Ruby, The Pearl, The Chloe, The Packard Building and 12th and Cherry Apartments)

Charlie Royer, former Seattle Mayor and Chair of the Middle Income Housing Alliance

Tony To, Non-profit developer and chair of the Seattle Planning Commission

Moderator:
Darryl Smith, Chair of Seattle Great City Initiative

This is the third in our “What it Takes” series of forums.  Our next two forums will dig deeper into  transportation issues.

We are proud to have the following cosponsors for this forum:  Sierra Club, Futurewise, Feet First, AIA Seattle, Friends of Seattle, NW Ecobuilding Guild, Housing Development Consortium, and  American Lung Association of Washington’s Master Home
Environmentalist Program.

.to see the flyer click here