For the past two years BERK has been providing student generation rates services, conducting robust and defensible analysis to support school districts’ impact fee calculations.

Jefferson County Adopts its Comprehensive Plan

In 2018, BERK partnered with Jefferson County to complete a review and update of the County’s Comprehensive Plan.

BERK workJessie HartmannJanuary 10, 2019jefferson county, jessie, JES feature, lisa, keving, bryce, planning

Hearing Examiner Upholds Seattle’s Analysis of Mandatory Housing Affordability Program

The City of Seattle is proposing zoning and policy changes that would require all new development in urban villages and commercial zones to either include affordable homes or contribute to a City fund for affordable housing. BERK supported the City’s environmental review of this Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program

BERK work, Our clientsKevin RamseyNovember 29, 2018kevinr, keving, housing, equity, policy

BERK's Housing Market Policy Dashboard helps Tacoma evaluate the impacts of proposed policy changes

To address housing affordability challenges, many cities are considering new land use policies, development incentives, and affordable housing requirements to increase the supply of housing and meet local needs.

BERK workKevin RamseySeptember 28, 2018Housing, kevinr, andrew, keving, jessie, tacoma, data, economics, planning, policy

BERK turns 30!

In July 2018, BERK celebrated 30 years in business! We were joined at our office by friends, family, partners, and clients - many of whom we’ve had relationships with for decades.

Annual BERK Retreat 2018

BERK attended our annual Retreat May 17-18 at IslandWood on Bainbridge Island. This was our first time at IslandWood as a team and we loved the space and the integration of outdoor learning spaces and communal facilities!