Sunday Video: How Does Houston Plan Without Zoning?
https://youtu.be/TaU1UH_3B5k
There is a big misnomer that Houston doesn’t have zoning and somehow must be a free market dream for land use. But that perception...
City Nature Challenge Kicks Off April 30
Participate in an annual international effort to document the biodiversity found in cities.
We tend to think of cities as the domain of homo sapiens,...
Exploring Seattle’s Festival Streets
Recently, the City of Seattle released the final draft of the Crown Hill Urban Village Action Plan in which a pedestrian loop is proposed...
Trees + Density = Livability
Last October, Seattle Weekly republished an article headlined, ‘Will Seattle Finally Protect its tree canopy’, which was followed a few days later by Seattle Mag’s...
Will Sizzling Heat Finally Spur Seattle to Act on Tree Canopy Protections?
Urban Forestry Commission Chair Weston Brinkley weighs in on why Seattle needs to act and what can be done to better protect the city's...
Trailhead Direct Expands to North Bend on May 19th
Another Trailhead Direct van route will launch this weekend, connecting hikers and outdoor enthusiasts on weekends and holidays to trails in North Bend. In...
The Urbanist Book Club: The Lines That Make Us by Nathan Vass
The Urbanist Book Club is pleased to welcome Nathan Vass to our April 4th Book Club Meeting, which will start at 6pm via Zoom....
The View from Nathan’s Bus: Our Fall of Discontent
The world was ending, or so we thought. The malaise people forgot previously existed was once again upon us, a new and bodied thing,...