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...
Seattle’s Neighborhood Recovery Fund Open for Proposals
Awards up to $100,000 will be distributed to community-led projects aimed at reigniting the local economy during the Covid recovery.
Have you ever dreamt of organizing...
Sunday Video: Why New York City Is So Huge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLgpck2i7A
Johnny Harris steps back in time to find out why New York City became so successful and huge even in the age of burgeoning...
Interbay Industrial Plans Are Squandering Freight Rail Access
Is Seattle allowing rail to wither on the vine?
Northwest of Downtown Seattle, there is a frequently overlooked asset in the fight against climate change....
Why Seattle Needs Inclusionary Zoning, Explained By The Bid-Rent Curve
“Barriers to spatial mobility are barriers to social mobility.” - American Apartheid
Every morning Sandy McKay gets in her Volvo hatchback and joins the flow...
The Chamber of Commerce’s Seattle Budget Fix Is Slashing City Services and Freezing Wages
While running government like a business is a dream of chambers of commerce, businesses don’t freeze wages and spending when they need to hire...
Holiday Video: How Big Can Cities Get?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJesS4zH2GI
Davos Amos ask how big cities can get. Many megacities, largely defined as over 10 million people, are rapidly growing in industrialized countries. But...
Eliminate the Mortgage Interest Deduction: Part One
For over half a century, America's housing policy has been shaped around a deeply regressive tax deduction. That has to change.
Imagine yourself standing in...