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Thurston report shows disconnect between housing built and residents needs The Olympian 12/27/2020 Brandon Block, The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.) Dec. 27 New housing construction is not meeting residents needs, according to a 2020 report released this fall by the Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC). The Housing Needs Assessment tells a story of how the region s housing has evolved over the last 40 years, with Olympia being emblematic of the changes. Households have gotten smaller and taken new shapes, spurring a demand for smaller housing units and pushing individuals into house shares and other more social arrangements. Yet, new houses are only getting bigger: The average new home being constructed is now more 2,000 square feet 25% larger than it was in 1980. ....