Sunday Video: Should Cities Expand Into The Sea?
https://youtu.be/Ak-kAdhh8-o
City Beautiful explores the topic of land reclamation, the process of turning shallow water areas into land.
Green Blocks Boosts Tacoma Neighborhoods One Tree at a Time
On February 4th, the Tacoma Tree Foundation (TTF) will host a planting event at Madison Elementary school. The school is one of the only...
Washington Can’t (and Doesn’t Have to) Wait!
For years, Washington failed to fully address climate change, rising housing insecurity, and the impacts of decades of environmental injustice. This summer, wildfires coupled...
Sunday Video: The World’s Greenest Building
EarthFix takes a close-up look at the world's greenest building, The Bullitt Center, which just so happens to be in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
https://youtu.be/kHtgie2t5UI
State Senate Passes Clean Fuels Standard and Cap and Trade Bill
But legislature's "grand bargain" complicates the picture and may tie bills to highway expansion package. Sign our letter to oppose that.
Last Thursday, the Washington...
City Light Adds to Waterfront ‘Bait-and-Switch’ with Belltown Surface Parking Lot Proposal
Last month The Urbanist detailed how Seattle City Light is moving forward with plans to install new surface parking lots with electric vehicle (EV)...
Sunday Video: Why Jakarta Is Sinking
https://youtu.be/Z9cJQN6lw3w
The Indonesian city of Jakarta was colonized by the Dutch. Early on, the Dutch brought their canals and segregated the population, providing direct running...
The Urbanist Podcast: Trees, Density, and Cities
In this podcast, Ray and I tackle a subject that is much more controversial than it initially appears: trees in cities. The City of...