Resources

Find Futurewise’s reports, comment letters, interactive maps, and press releases about our work.

Press Releases

Futurewise Appoints Christopher Wierzbicki as Interim Executive Director

May 18, 2016 as Former Executive Director, Hilary Franz, takes leave of absence to run for  Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands SEATTLE (April 20, 2016) Today Futurewise Executive Director, Hilary Franz, announced that she will run for Washington State Commissioner … Continue reading

Sound Transit Board of Directors Approves Updated ST3 Plan for November Ballot

June 23, 2016 SEATTLE (June 23, 2016) – Futurewise is pleased that the Sound Transit Board unanimously voted to approve an updated ST3 plan this afternoon and to move forward with the ballot measure this November. The Puget Sound Region expected … Continue reading

Futurewise Releases Seattle Health and Equity Assessment Report

June 27, 2016 Report examines trends which reveal inequities in the city  SEATTLE (June 27, 2016) – Futurewise is pleased to release their City of Seattle Health and Equity Assessment, which is a data-based analysis of some of the most important … Continue reading

Reports

Community Engagement Toolkit

In partnership with Public Health-Seattle & King County, Futurewise, Interim CDA, OneAmerica and El Centro de la Raza worked together in 2014 to develop and pilot new approaches for community engagement.

Futurewise Citizen’s Guide to Petitioning Growth Management Hearings Boards for Review of Local Legislative Actions

The Growth Management and Shoreline Management Acts depend on citizens and public interest organizations to enforce the laws’ mandates. This guide describes the process by which a citizen or group can bring a challenge under these Acts before a Growth … Continue reading

Affordable Housing Strategies for Seattle

This report outlines the many tools and strategies that should be explored as part of a Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy for Seattle.

Comment Letters

Futurewise Comment Letter Re: Seattle Comprehensive Plan (June 27, 2016)

Read our comments on the most recent draft of Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan, which address issues of race and social equity, transportation and housing, growth strategy and more as informed by our expert team’s research, knowledge, and the recently released Health … Continue reading

Futurewise Comment Letter Re. Seattle 2035 Comp Plan (November 20, 2015)

Futurewise sent a comment letter to the Seattle Department of Planning and Development regarding the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan Draft and the priorities we would like it to focus on.

Futurewise Comment Letter Re. Federal Way Link Extension Draft EIS (May 26, 2015)

Futurewise strongly supports the next phase of the Federal Way Link Extension. Building this kind of sophisticated, high capacity transit is a once in a century opportunity for south King County and for the central Puget Sound region.

Press Coverage

The Urbanist: The Battle Over Allowing More Rural Accessory Dwelling Units in Washington

Whether allowing new detached dwelling units on most lots in the state’s rural areas would undermine decades of growth planning is a question that’s been put front-and-center by House Bill 2126. Whether to allow property owners in Washington’s rural areas … Continue reading