tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846164.post3450246426071136036..comments2020-05-20T09:52:28.944-07:00Comments on Olympia Time: Reducing impact fees will be great, but we need to talk about how we built our cityEmmetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489372248577177410noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846164.post-9002856990399886892018-12-09T08:51:26.281-08:002018-12-09T08:51:26.281-08:00Emmett, that&#39;s an interesting analysis. You&#3...Emmett, that&#39;s an interesting analysis. You&#39;ve shared anecdotal evidence; have there been any studies done that confirm your argument? I would ask the same question of Thad&#39;s assumption.<br /><br />In general, I&#39;ve sensed a polarized, white/black dynamic to the missing middle policy debate. For example, given Olympia&#39;s steadily increasing property values, is it realistic to argue that the value of a home would decrease -- as opposed to rising more slowly than a comparable house elsewhere?<br /><br />I also wonder to what degree the property value question is an implementation issue. In other words, carefully sited and well-designed duplexes or townhouses could plausibly impact a neighborhood very differently than ones that are poorly planned.<br /><br />The sustainability website Sightline recently did a story on Olympia&#39;s policy direction. They have been championing higher density for years, so it wasn&#39;t surprising that they argued that Olympia did not go far enough. Sightline researcher Dan Bertolet presented data that suggested relatively little additional housing will end up being built. https://www.sightline.org/2018/11/09/olympia-single-family-zoning-laws/<br />Steve S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846164.post-15375975161496946912018-12-08T15:02:41.468-08:002018-12-08T15:02:41.468-08:00I don&#39;t have a dog in this fight, but this ana...I don&#39;t have a dog in this fight, but this analysis seems a little simple to me. If I lived in a single family neighborhood like the one in your map, and somebody put a four-plex up next to my house, I&#39;d expect the market value of my house, and of the houses on the block (and the City&#39;s tax revenue from them) to go down.<br /><br />Of course, the market value of the four-plex might well be higher than the market value of the house that was there before, but it seems as if you leave part of the system of changes that result out of this so far...Thad Curtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045865088781455191noreply@blogger.com