All this talk about the success of cities such as Seattle in adding new housing seems to overlook their biggest housing problem. And that is not that the designs are uninspired - it is that none of the housing is affordable. The current concept for "affordable" housing is to build the same expensive units and then demand public subsidies for potential residents. Given that Seattle still has many people living on its streets and open spaces (Portland is even worse), this is not working.

All this talk about the success of cities such as Seattle in adding new housing seems to overlook their biggest housing problem. And that is not that the designs are uninspired - it is that none of the housing is affordable. The current concept for "affordable" housing is to build the same expensive units and then demand public subsidies for potential residents. Given that Seattle still has many people living on its streets and open spaces (Portland is even worse), this is not working.

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