Sammamish city council to study impacts of controversial housing project

Sammamish city council to study impacts of controversial housing project

It could be one of the most consequential projects to transform the city of Sammamish, with the council passing a measure to study the impacts of doubling a controversial housing project.

Sammamish Council Pursues Denser Town Center Vision Amid Backlash » The Urbanist

The Sammamish City Council took a small step toward creating a more walkable, active, and vibrant urban core this week, in the face of significant community opposition to increased housing. After a marathon three-and-a-half-hour meeting Tuesday that brought out dozens of commenters, Council voted to advance full analysis of a higher ceiling on the housing capacity in the Town Center compared to the restrictive cap that had been in place for near…