More Low Income for Theatre District?

According to the City Council’s agenda for November 14th, the Metropolitan Development Council is looking to create 42 new low income apartments at 730 Market Street.

Rec’d from Erik Bjornson:

In the last two months, Ryan Petty has given two presentations concerning the great advantages of mixed use housing in Tacoma as well as in other cities.  Mr. Petty gave the first presentation before the entire city council during a study session and at least one more before the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce.  Both presentations were extremely well received.

Every sitting Tacoma city council member has praised the mixed income housing presentation by Mr. Petty and expressed a preference for “integrated housing” in Tacoma.  City Manager Anderson has also repeatedly expressed his goal to have “seamless housing.”  Even the Salishan low income housing project in Tacoma has a mixed of low income and market rate housing…

The consistent message on Exit133 seems to be that folks aren’t opposed to low income housing.  However, concentrations of low income housing are generally considered bad public policy…. so what’s going on here?

Link to the City Council Agenda