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		carom on Dec 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Seattle woman can’t build housing without paying c... How is the current planning and zoning working out for affordability?

ancapsfascists on Dec 20, 2022 [–]

Too soon to say. Seattle just opened up zoning after fighting a bunch of nimby pushback.

Prices seem to have fallen very very recently. Hopefully the upzoning helps more.

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