Thurston report shows disconnect between housing built and residents' needs
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 individual...