david robertsDec 17, 2022
The rich white people of Mercer Island have lost a key battle in their war against losing a few special privileges & maybe having to occasionally see a poor person.
https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/12/14/mercer-island-abandons-long-legal-fight-against-sound-transit/
Mercer Island Abandons Long Legal Fight Against Sound Transit

Municipality will pay transit agency $2.1 million and drop claims surrounding East Link extension. Last week, without public discussion, the Mercer Island City Council approved a settlement agreeme…

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Show threaddavid roberts
The rich white people of Edmonds don't even want a *study* of how to accommodate new residents. https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/06/30/edmonds-city-council-rejects-grant-to-study-missing-middle-housing/
Edmonds City Council Rejects Grant to Study Missing Middle Housing

Last week, the Edmonds City Council voted to tell the city’s mayor, Mike Nelson, and city staff not to proceed with accepting a “middle housing” grant from Washington’s Depa…

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Show threadLyle Solla-YatesDec 17, 2022
@drvolts “Paine called the displacement analysis that would be conducted as part of this work “critical,” prompting McLaughlin to explain how this work would take concerns over displacement from a “philosophical concern” to actual, real data.” 🤦
Show threadAaron ReffettDec 18, 2022
@drvolts I get your frustration, but we shouldn’t be surprised: exclusion is the reason Edmonds residents live there.