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00000181-fa79-da89-a38d-fb7f2a230002What will Seattle look like in 2035?The city is working on a comprehensive plan for the next 20 years that includes housing, jobs, transportation, quality of life and the environment: It's a big task.We bring you the voices and analysis that will help determine the future of the Emerald City.

Using Seattle's Comprehensive Plan To Find Housing For The Homeless

Ross Reynolds speaks with Sharon Lee, executive director of the Low Income Housing Institute, at Ernestine Anderson Place, an apartment house for homeless people in Seattle's Central District.

The complex is on the  former site of Jimi Hendrix's boyhood home and next door to the Nickelsville homeless camp.

Lee speaks of the challenges in finding places to build low income housing in Seattle's booming real estate market, and how she sees the city's next comprehensive plan could help find permanent homes for the estimated 400 homeless families on city streets each night.