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Are Historic Districts a new variation to Restrictive Covenants?

If Seattle’s MHA set a city-wide precedent, then a push by wealthy Wallingford homeowners to turn single family zoned areas into federally…

6 min readFeb 7, 2021

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Are Historic Districts a new variation to Restrictive Covenants?

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mike eliason

U.S. city governments not as left as claimed

For the last few years, and in the run up to the November election, U.S. cities led by Democratic councils and mayors have seen an…

9 min readAug 17, 2020

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U.S. city governments not as left as claimed

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mike eliason

Seattle City Council must require public buildings meet Passivhaus to lead on climate

The City of Seattle owns a deep portfolio of buildings, while also overseeing a steady progression of new construction — schools…

5 min readJul 19, 2020

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Seattle City Council must require public buildings meet Passivhaus to lead on climate

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mike eliason

The year of car-free Streateries

As our city starts to open back up, several issues are becoming quite apparent in our urban villages. In many, there is inadequate space…

6 min readMay 17, 2020

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The year of car-free Streateries

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mike eliason

In a pandemic, we should be closing unused streets, not crowded parks

Yesterday, the Mayor’s Office announced on KUOW that several parks would be closing. Later in the afternoon, those specific parks were…

5 min readApr 10, 2020

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In a pandemic, we should be closing unused streets, not crowded parks

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mike eliason

The city’s plan for pre-approved DADUs shouldn’t require uncompensated labor.

It has been nearly two years since Mayor Durkan directed the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections to fast-track pre-approved…

3 min readFeb 16, 2020

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mike eliason

2019 Year End Recap

This year has been unbelievable. In January, I accepted an offer to work for a firm doing innovative public work outside of Munich. In…

5 min readDec 18, 2019

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2019 Year End Recap

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mike eliason

Electric cars are not enough. It’s time to get serious about banning SUVs.

This week, the International Energy Agency announced that growing customer preference for SUVs are leading to increased emissions.The gains…

5 min readOct 17, 2019

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Electric cars are not enough. It’s time to get serious about banning SUVs.

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mike eliason

Seattle needs an active Wohnungspolitik

Actually, Seattle needed a cohesive and comprehensive Wohnungspolitik forty years ago, but late is better than never. What is a…

5 min readOct 8, 2019

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Seattle needs an active Wohnungspolitik

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mike eliason

How Seattle’s Neighborhood Plans were designed to inhibit inclusive neighborhoods (pt 2)

This is a two-part series! The first part was a brief overview of the GMA, King County’s Urban Growth Boundary, and how we ended up with…

9 min readSep 30, 2019

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How Seattle’s Neighborhood Plans were designed to inhibit inclusive neighborhoods (pt 2)

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mike eliason

mike eliason

dad | designer | writer | Noted shill for housing. interests: Baugruppen, architecture, passivhaus, mass timber, staedtebau, not for profit housing

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