30.00% - Home prices in Seattle are unacceptably high for working people — a city where only the wealthy can afford to stay is worse economically and socially, and that demands a policy response.
25.00% - Seattle hasn't run out of space — the constraint is zoning, not land; single-family zones represent enormous potential for gentle density.
25.00% - Transit policy should largely discourage car ownership/ridership.
20.00% - Concentrating population in cities is more efficient per capita in almost every measurable way — smart growth policy should make cities more appealing to live in.
Seattle's desirability as a city is part of what makes its housing problem so persistent.
50.00% - Seattle's desirability as a city is part of what makes its housing problem so persistent.
50.00% - Seattle's persistent desirability is precisely what makes its housing shortage urgent.
0.00% - Seattle is a desirable place to move to.
50.00% - Urban agriculture