There’s plenty of bad news out there, so here’s some good news.
I was looking through recent legislation and noticed that Washington’s legislators have passed several bills that are anti-car and pro-housing! These bills target removing minimum parking and building housing that doesn’t force suburban sprawl.
SB 5184 - Concerning minimum parking requirements.
HB 1491 - Promoting transit-oriented housing development.
HB 1096 - Increasing housing options through lot splitting.
Here’s some news articles about them if reading legislation isn’t your jam:
WA legislature passes nation-leading parking reform bill
Washington Legislature Sets it Sights on Transit-Oriented Development…Again
Housing bills to watch as the Washington legislative session enters its final weeks
Conflicted on the lot splitting. It was cool that 4 unattached houses could fit into the footprint of one victorian, but… Nobody has a yard.
Whatever, it’s needed.
They can have a community garden instead
What’s the point of having your house be unattached if you’re not going to have a green space? Even a shared one.
I dunno. I think some houses have roof gardens, but that doesn’t seem like enough. Luckily Seattle has a lot of parks and is surrounded by real, lush wilderness.