A List of Housing Bills in the 2025 Washington State Legislature
HB 1175 - Corner Stores his bill seeks to promote mixed-use neighborhoods by allowing small-scale…
Bellingham Embraces Progress: Parking Minimums Removed to Foster Housing Solutions
On January 13, Bellingham City Council voted to pass an interim ordinance to eliminate parking…
Bellingham’s Bold Move: Regional Lessons from Another City’s Housing Executive Order
On November 21, 2024, Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund issued an Executive Order (EO) to address…
City of Bellingham Housing Policy Roundup – August 2024
Bellingham is currently navigating several significant policy developments, each with the potential to shape the…
Press Release: Enter the Middle Housing Design Competition and win cash prizes!
BELLINGHAM, WA July 1, 2024 The Whatcom Housing Alliance is thrilled to announce…
House Bill 1110 FAQs – How will your city be impacted by the new middle housing state law?
With the passing of the historic HB 1110 middle housing Bill last spring, we want…
Passing State Legislation Isn’t the Same as Local Adoption of State Legislation
As we noted in this week’s newsletter, Bellingham voted to pass an ordinance that adopted…
Letter to City Council Supporting Removal of Parking Minimums in Old Town
Parking continues to be such a driving policy in so many of our housing decisions.…
Spring 2023 All Members Meeting Recap
[caption id="attachment_10241" align="alignleft" width="167"] Kaarin Knudson[/caption] On Thursday June 8th, we held our Spring All…
West Coast Permit Ready ADU Report
The WHA performed a first-of-its-kind, permit ready ADU program survey of nine (9) cities, across…