To Stave off Recession Ready the Shovel-Ready Infrastructure Projects
This week's financial news has been grim. With markets getting fleeced by the spreading impacts of COVID-19 and a weak response from federal officials,...
Washington State Convention Center Expansion Is Not Inevitable
The City of Seattle and the Puget Sound region are growing rapidly. As a result, residents are facing huge spikes in housing costs, overburdened transportation infrastructure,...
Ferguson Pushes Budget Cuts as Washington Legislature Seeks New Revenue
With the baton passing from Jay Inslee to Bob Ferguson, Washington’s governor has placed more emphasis on fiscal austerity to solve the state's looming budget deficit. But some lawmakers are intent on raising new revenue to avoid deep cuts to social programs.
Off-Street Parking Regulations Aren’t An Equalizer, They’re A Segregater
Seth Goodman of Reinventing Parking shared some nuanced perspectives on the negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of off-street parking requirements in article yesterday. Backing...
Sunday Video: How To Better Design Cities To Move Goods
Dave Amos of City Beautiful talks about how cities can move goods faster, more efficiently, and sustainably. Amos highlights some strategies that are being...
An Urbanist Case for Vertical Farming
Today, common agricultural practices come with significant environmental costs. The sector depletes fresh water supplies, occupies large swathes of land, and emits major greenhouse...
Sunday Video: How The US Made Affordable Homes Illegal
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Vox digs deep into why American housing is so expensive, which runs the gamut from exclusionary zoning practices to a history of redlining.
Seattle Should Count Its Ecological Assets
Seattle's green urban assets are worth billions and valuing them could protect them.
Thanks to Covid-19 and the West Seattle Bridge closure, the air is...