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These are the 24 new sites where Seattle wants to add denser housing

Aerial view of 35th Avenue NE looking south in the Wedgewood neighborhood in Seattle on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Two buildings on the left may be developed into a six-story neighborhood center.

The idea is about cultivating "15-minute" neighborhoods, where people can meet their basic needs by walking or biking from home, and spreading housing to areas where not much development has occurred in decades.

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