WA House passes transit-oriented housing bill
Transit centers around which housing is supported by House Bill 2160 include train and metro stations, as well as Bus Rapid Transit systems. Pictured is Grant County Transit Authority’s Multimodal Transit Center in Moses Lake.
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Rep. Julia Reed, D-Seattle, pictured, sponsored House Bill 2160 promoting transit-oriented housing developments, which passed with a floor vote of 56 to 40 and is now being considered by the Senate.
House Bill 2160 passed the Washington House of Representatives during a floor vote Feb. 13 at the Washington State Capitol Building, pictured. The bill promotes transit-oriented housing with a requirement that at least 10% of that housing be affordable.
Transit centers around which housing is supported by House Bill 2160 include train and metro stations, as well as Bus Rapid Transit systems. Pictured is Grant County Transit Authority’s Multimodal Transit Center in Moses Lake.
A train pulls into a train station, which would be considered a “station area,” around which Washington state’s House Bill 2160, which promotes housing development near transit centers, would come into effect.
OLYMPIA — House Bill 2160, promoting transit-oriented housing developments, passed with a floor vote of 56 to 40 during a Feb. 13 floor debate. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Julia Reed, D-Seattle, has moved on to the Senate for further consideration.
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