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...
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....
Sunday Video: The Real Cost of Cruises
https://youtu.be/0nCT8h8gO1g
Hasan Minhaj explains the downsides of the growing cruise ship industry.
State Report Deems MFTE’s Role In Boosting Housing Production “Inconclusive”
Washington State's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) could not prove if the millions of dollars developers saved through Multifamily Family Tax Exemption...
The Case for Rent Control
If you've taken introductory economics, you've likely heard some bad things about rent control. Most economists (e.g., 81%) don't like it. Generally, economists argue...
Sunday Video: The Green New Deal, Explained
https://youtu.be/GxIDJWCbk6I
In this video, Vox discusses the concept of the Green New Deal, a platform to change the American economy to a green economy while...
Amazon Job Estimates Fill in Gaps About Housing Downturn
In the summer of last year we discovered that Seattle’s population growth rate had fallen for the first time since 2010, according to state...
Amazon Splits the HQ2 Baby, Rich-Get-Richer Style
The suspense is over as Amazon made it official yesterday that its headquarters expansion will be to Arlington, Virginia and to New York City....