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Commentary

Spokane's Missing-Middle Pilot

A city-level upzoning that set a building record.

Housing & ZoningCity CouncilLiberty checkEvidence favors the policy

B · 18/24

1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)

Interim then permanent upzoning unlocks infill.

2 · The realist counter-case

Doubters expected little response.

3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats

Record 1,035 multifamily / 1,373 total units in 2024 after the reform.

4 · Liberty check

Expands builder choice against restrictive zoning.

5 · The real tradeoff

City-level proof that upzoning can move quickly.

Allies & Playbook

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No individual sponsor record is catalogued for this policy yet. Start with the primary sources below and the Allies directory.

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