King County 2019–2020
2019–2020 Projects – King County
Anti-Displacement Strategies for Urban Unincorporated King County
Departments: Local Services; Community and Human Services
City Project Leads: Kevin LeClair and Sunaree Marshall
Faculty: Lynne Manzo
UW Department: Landscape Architecture
Course: L ARCH 503B, Advanced Research Studio
Quarter: Spring 2020
King County is considering a range of policies and programs to stem displacement and promote
equitable development. UW Livable City Year will focus on these approaches — or a subset of
these approaches — and may also include additional concepts if they may be applicable and
effective in the communities of Skyway-West Hill, and North Highline, or other unincorporated areas of King County that are experiencing a high risk of residential displacement.
- Inclusionary zoning
- Manufactured housing community preservation
- Residential community benefit agreements
- Relocation assistance
- Community preference and right-to-return policies
- Redevelopment assistance
- No net loss of affordable housing units policies
- Affordable homeownership strategies, such as:
- Rent-to-own
- Community land trusts
- Down payment assistance
- Opportunity Zones
The research, analysis, and recommendations made through this Livable City Year project will
reflect the values and strategies of the County’s equity and social justice strategic plan.
