Futurewise
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We work across Washington to create livable communities, ensure clean healthy waterways, and protect farms, forests & habitat for this & future generations.
Mark your calendar for our last Comp Plan Happy Hour of the year!
Join us and @seattleyimby.bsky.social at Perihelion Brewery on December 10th for an “open mic” storytelling session, letter writing, and an update on the final comp plan vote.
futurewise.salsalabs.org/DecemberCCCH...
Join us and @seattleyimby.bsky.social at Perihelion Brewery on December 10th for an “open mic” storytelling session, letter writing, and an update on the final comp plan vote.
futurewise.salsalabs.org/DecemberCCCH...
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Mark your calendar for our last Comp Plan Happy Hour of the year!
Join us and @seattleyimby.bsky.social at Perihelion Brewery on December 10th for an “open mic” storytelling session, letter writing, and an update on the final comp plan vote.
futurewise.salsalabs.org/DecemberCCCH...
Join us and @seattleyimby.bsky.social at Perihelion Brewery on December 10th for an “open mic” storytelling session, letter writing, and an update on the final comp plan vote.
futurewise.salsalabs.org/DecemberCCCH...
Lawmakers are gearing up for the next Legislative Session and so are we!
Join us on zoom to hear from our policy team about our priorities, and learn how you can get engaged - we need you with us!
futurewise.salsalabs.org/2026legislat...
Join us on zoom to hear from our policy team about our priorities, and learn how you can get engaged - we need you with us!
futurewise.salsalabs.org/2026legislat...
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Lawmakers are gearing up for the next Legislative Session and so are we!
Join us on zoom to hear from our policy team about our priorities, and learn how you can get engaged - we need you with us!
futurewise.salsalabs.org/2026legislat...
Join us on zoom to hear from our policy team about our priorities, and learn how you can get engaged - we need you with us!
futurewise.salsalabs.org/2026legislat...
Not sure where to post your post-election energy? We've got you! We'll be at farmer's markets across the city to share the good word of ✨ housing density ✨
Seattle needs thousands of homes built, and we deserve a comprehensive plan that works for everyone.
Learn more and sign up! shorturl.at/E6BYo
Seattle needs thousands of homes built, and we deserve a comprehensive plan that works for everyone.
Learn more and sign up! shorturl.at/E6BYo
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Not sure where to post your post-election energy? We've got you! We'll be at farmer's markets across the city to share the good word of ✨ housing density ✨
Seattle needs thousands of homes built, and we deserve a comprehensive plan that works for everyone.
Learn more and sign up! shorturl.at/E6BYo
Seattle needs thousands of homes built, and we deserve a comprehensive plan that works for everyone.
Learn more and sign up! shorturl.at/E6BYo
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Wilburton stands as a major achievement of inclusive housing growth resulting from the tireless advocacy efforts of HDC, our partners, and the entire Eastside Housing Roundtable. We can't wait to see this incredible work from our friends and partners at @bellwetherhousing.bsky.social.
Bellwether will deliver at least 127 affordable homes in a transit-oriented development near light rail, with family-sized units, serving households earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income. bellevuewa.gov/city-news/be...
Bellevue selects Bellwether Housing to develop affordable homes on city-owned Wilburton property
10/13/2025 - To advance the city’s vision for a vibrant, mixed-use Wilburton neighborhood near light rail, the City of Bellevue has selected Bellwether Housing to develop affordable housing and commun...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wilburton stands as a major achievement of inclusive housing growth resulting from the tireless advocacy efforts of HDC, our partners, and the entire Eastside Housing Roundtable. We can't wait to see this incredible work from our friends and partners at @bellwetherhousing.bsky.social.
Phase One -- Almost Done!
Come hang out with us, learn about the Seattle Comp Plan, and help send a big 'thank you' to the City Council for passing important Comp Plan amendments.
📆 Next Tuesday, Oct 14th, 6pm!
📍Big Time Brewery
🎉. futurewise.salsalabs.org/ThankYouCoun...
Come hang out with us, learn about the Seattle Comp Plan, and help send a big 'thank you' to the City Council for passing important Comp Plan amendments.
📆 Next Tuesday, Oct 14th, 6pm!
📍Big Time Brewery
🎉. futurewise.salsalabs.org/ThankYouCoun...
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Phase One -- Almost Done!
Come hang out with us, learn about the Seattle Comp Plan, and help send a big 'thank you' to the City Council for passing important Comp Plan amendments.
📆 Next Tuesday, Oct 14th, 6pm!
📍Big Time Brewery
🎉. futurewise.salsalabs.org/ThankYouCoun...
Come hang out with us, learn about the Seattle Comp Plan, and help send a big 'thank you' to the City Council for passing important Comp Plan amendments.
📆 Next Tuesday, Oct 14th, 6pm!
📍Big Time Brewery
🎉. futurewise.salsalabs.org/ThankYouCoun...
Four members of our team joined 1,000 enthusiastic housing advocates for YIMBYtown 2025!
This is a great write-up of some of the really important conversations happening in the YIMBY-sphere right now.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/27/y...
This is a great write-up of some of the really important conversations happening in the YIMBY-sphere right now.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/27/y...
YIMBYtown 2025 Puts National Momentum for More Housing on Full Display » The Urbanist
# The sixth YIMBYtown conference, held earlier this month in Connecticut, represented a major change from its first iteration in 2016. The factors that have led to YIMBYtown going mainstream are leadi...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Four members of our team joined 1,000 enthusiastic housing advocates for YIMBYtown 2025!
This is a great write-up of some of the really important conversations happening in the YIMBY-sphere right now.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/27/y...
This is a great write-up of some of the really important conversations happening in the YIMBY-sphere right now.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/27/y...
Grants for Salmon Recovery work!
Commerce is opening applications for comprehensive plan updates focused on salmon recovery.
You can learn more here and at a virtual workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 1-
www.commerce.wa.gov/funding/2025...
Commerce is opening applications for comprehensive plan updates focused on salmon recovery.
You can learn more here and at a virtual workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 1-
www.commerce.wa.gov/funding/2025...
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ALT: a group of fish are swimming in a river with rocks
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September 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Grants for Salmon Recovery work!
Commerce is opening applications for comprehensive plan updates focused on salmon recovery.
You can learn more here and at a virtual workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 1-
www.commerce.wa.gov/funding/2025...
Commerce is opening applications for comprehensive plan updates focused on salmon recovery.
You can learn more here and at a virtual workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 1-
www.commerce.wa.gov/funding/2025...
We need to be expanding our boundaries for neighborhood and urban centers, not shrinking them, so we can build more connected, affordable, and accessible neighborhoods!
Joy Hollingsworth has put forward a last-minute amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
It would restore the original proposed boundaries for the regional/urban centers in central Seattle, putting back the "donut hole" of lower density between Capitol Hill and the Central District.
It would restore the original proposed boundaries for the regional/urban centers in central Seattle, putting back the "donut hole" of lower density between Capitol Hill and the Central District.
September 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We need to be expanding our boundaries for neighborhood and urban centers, not shrinking them, so we can build more connected, affordable, and accessible neighborhoods!
Our very own Kate representing at #yimbytown
Take a look at our famous trio of judges for YIMBY Idol at #yimbytown - today at 3:15 @justupthepike.bsky.social, Alison McIntosh at @welcomingneighbors.us and @kbrunettekreuzer.bsky.social. But you the voter will decide which contestant wins the trophy! @futurewise.bsky.social @ggwash.org
September 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Our very own Kate representing at #yimbytown
Important action alert! 🚨
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September 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Important action alert! 🚨
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actionnetwork.org/letters/amen...
People love our city and want to make it better, which means
BOLD solutions, not half-measures-
“If we don’t make bold choices now to make seattle affordable i don’t know my odds of being here in the next ten years”-E
“We cannot respond to the current moment with moderation” -J
BOLD solutions, not half-measures-
“If we don’t make bold choices now to make seattle affordable i don’t know my odds of being here in the next ten years”-E
“We cannot respond to the current moment with moderation” -J
September 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
People love our city and want to make it better, which means
BOLD solutions, not half-measures-
“If we don’t make bold choices now to make seattle affordable i don’t know my odds of being here in the next ten years”-E
“We cannot respond to the current moment with moderation” -J
BOLD solutions, not half-measures-
“If we don’t make bold choices now to make seattle affordable i don’t know my odds of being here in the next ten years”-E
“We cannot respond to the current moment with moderation” -J
We're here with SO many neighbors who are advocating for a Seattle where we can all thrive
Seattle's long in-person public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan has officially kicked off.
First comments were from @ceceliablack.bsky.social: "As you're going through this Comp Plan, I would really hope you ask yourself what you would do if you were disabled tomorrow and you couldn't drive."
First comments were from @ceceliablack.bsky.social: "As you're going through this Comp Plan, I would really hope you ask yourself what you would do if you were disabled tomorrow and you couldn't drive."
September 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
We're here with SO many neighbors who are advocating for a Seattle where we can all thrive
We brought the ENERGY for today's final Seattle Council hearings on comp plan amendments!
@housingconsortium.org
@housingconsortium.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We brought the ENERGY for today's final Seattle Council hearings on comp plan amendments!
@housingconsortium.org
@housingconsortium.org
Tomorrow's the day! The final public hearing to comment on Seattle's comp plan.
Seattle’s long saga of passing its state-required, once-per-decade major update to its Comprehensive Plan is nearing its end. But first, one more public hearing will be held on Friday. Here's our guide to over 100 amendments under consideration.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/09/u...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/09/u...
Urbanists Push to Amend Seattle Growth Plan Ahead of Final Vote » The Urbanist
# Seattle’s long saga of passing its state-required, once-per-decade major update to its Comprehensive Plan is nearing its end. But first, one more public hearing will be held this Friday for resident...
www.theurbanist.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Tomorrow's the day! The final public hearing to comment on Seattle's comp plan.
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The Seattle City Council is about to start taking votes on the 20-year Comprehensive Plan which will determine how housing in Seattle is built.
I biked around Seattle to talk to people about what we need to do to build more housing, and make our communities more walkable, and livable.
I biked around Seattle to talk to people about what we need to do to build more housing, and make our communities more walkable, and livable.
August 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Seattle City Council is about to start taking votes on the 20-year Comprehensive Plan which will determine how housing in Seattle is built.
I biked around Seattle to talk to people about what we need to do to build more housing, and make our communities more walkable, and livable.
I biked around Seattle to talk to people about what we need to do to build more housing, and make our communities more walkable, and livable.
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We MUST build more affordable housing in #Seattle. Make sure to join us on 9/12 to testify at the final Comp Plan public hearing in support of allowing more homes in more neighborhoods throughout the city. Seattle's housing crisis demands bold action from our elected leaders. bit.ly/OneSeattleFi...
August 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We MUST build more affordable housing in #Seattle. Make sure to join us on 9/12 to testify at the final Comp Plan public hearing in support of allowing more homes in more neighborhoods throughout the city. Seattle's housing crisis demands bold action from our elected leaders. bit.ly/OneSeattleFi...
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and on Monday 9/15, join me and @burhanazeem.bsky.social @andersem.bsky.social @futurewise.bsky.social @charlescgardner.bsky.social for a debate on the merits of inclusionary zoning. it was invented right here in Montgomery County in 1974, and I'm on the side of "it is generally good"–
September 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
and on Monday 9/15, join me and @burhanazeem.bsky.social @andersem.bsky.social @futurewise.bsky.social @charlescgardner.bsky.social for a debate on the merits of inclusionary zoning. it was invented right here in Montgomery County in 1974, and I'm on the side of "it is generally good"–
Wildfire risk is only getting worse, but families are now finding themselves suddenly without insurance coverage, or their premiums skyrocketing --
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Insurance companies are shedding thousands of WA home policies. Here's why
In the last few years, insurance companies have been shedding thousands of policies for properties in the state at risk for wildfire damage. Homeowners are left stranded.
www.seattletimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Wildfire risk is only getting worse, but families are now finding themselves suddenly without insurance coverage, or their premiums skyrocketing --
@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social
www.seattletimes.com/business/rea...
@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social
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Nickerson South Canal as a neighborhood center means more housing, more small businesses, and more neighbors able to thrive in this pocket of the city. check out what residents shared & share your support at the final comp plan hearing on 9/12 (Virtual Comment 8:30AM In-person Comment 2:30-6:30PM)!
September 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Nickerson South Canal as a neighborhood center means more housing, more small businesses, and more neighbors able to thrive in this pocket of the city. check out what residents shared & share your support at the final comp plan hearing on 9/12 (Virtual Comment 8:30AM In-person Comment 2:30-6:30PM)!
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We're two weeks out from the Final Seattle Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing on 9/12. This is a make-or-break moment that will decide the future of housing and growth in Seattle. Please join us in showing up and demanding a bold plan to address our city's housing crisis: bit.ly/OneSeattleFi...
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We're two weeks out from the Final Seattle Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing on 9/12. This is a make-or-break moment that will decide the future of housing and growth in Seattle. Please join us in showing up and demanding a bold plan to address our city's housing crisis: bit.ly/OneSeattleFi...
Don't forget! RSVP to join us this weekend--
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Coming soon: @futurewise.bsky.social and @transittrekker.bsky.social are teaming up to teach you how to enjoy Washington's great outdoors without a car! First up, a webinar on Tuesday 8/12 followed by a field trip on Sunday 8/17.
RSVP today!
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RSVP today!
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August 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Don't forget! RSVP to join us this weekend--
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❗Why this case matters
This is the first to challenge a local comp plan under new state housing policy, HB 1220.
So this win sets important precedent for affordable housing planning statewide.
This is the first to challenge a local comp plan under new state housing policy, HB 1220.
So this win sets important precedent for affordable housing planning statewide.
Futurewise Wins Appeal of Mercer Island’s Comprehensive Plan, Setting Precedent for Statewide Implementation of Affordable Housing Policies - Futurewise
Throughout 2024, counties worked to finalize updates to their comprehensive plans under the Growth Management Act (GMA), which has undergone recent updates
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August 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
❗Why this case matters
This is the first to challenge a local comp plan under new state housing policy, HB 1220.
So this win sets important precedent for affordable housing planning statewide.
This is the first to challenge a local comp plan under new state housing policy, HB 1220.
So this win sets important precedent for affordable housing planning statewide.
And now you can check out the full details of the case decision on our blog → futurewise.org/futurewise-w...
August 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And now you can check out the full details of the case decision on our blog → futurewise.org/futurewise-w...
Coming soon: @futurewise.bsky.social and @transittrekker.bsky.social are teaming up to teach you how to enjoy Washington's great outdoors without a car! First up, a webinar on Tuesday 8/12 followed by a field trip on Sunday 8/17.
RSVP today!
futurewise.salsalabs.org/TransitTrekk...
RSVP today!
futurewise.salsalabs.org/TransitTrekk...
August 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Coming soon: @futurewise.bsky.social and @transittrekker.bsky.social are teaming up to teach you how to enjoy Washington's great outdoors without a car! First up, a webinar on Tuesday 8/12 followed by a field trip on Sunday 8/17.
RSVP today!
futurewise.salsalabs.org/TransitTrekk...
RSVP today!
futurewise.salsalabs.org/TransitTrekk...
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“This is the first time the state Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) has fully grappled with a challenge to a local Comprehensive Plan under 2021’s House Bill 1220, which requires cities and counties to plan for future housing needs across a range of incomes specific to each jurisdiction.”
After the state's Growth Management Hearings Board struck down its plan, Mercer Island now has a year to update its Comprehensive Plan to meet affordable housing requirements. The initial version prioritized making as few zoning changes as possible.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/08/06/m...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/08/06/m...
August 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“This is the first time the state Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) has fully grappled with a challenge to a local Comprehensive Plan under 2021’s House Bill 1220, which requires cities and counties to plan for future housing needs across a range of incomes specific to each jurisdiction.”