Village @ Totem Lake from Totem Lake Park

Totem Lake Shoulders Kirkland’s Transformation and Growth

Yet designing for cars continues to be a problem in the city's fastest growing neighborhood. When cataloging development in Kirkland, it's evident where the City...

Take Action for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals in Growth Management Bill

As a parent, I am worried about another summer where our children can’t play outside for weeks at a time because they will be...

What We’re Reading: Climate Hawk

Climate Hawk - David Roberts writes about the difference between being an environmentalist and a climate hawk: "The wealthy developed world, but especially the US...

Baugruppen: Proactive Jurisdictions

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the...

Seattle’s Trolleybus Fleet To Get New Supercharged Batteries

King County Metro's entire trolleybus fleet is set to get upgrades to their batteries that will allow them to remain off-wire three times longer.

Sunday Video: Washington Is Awesome

This two-minute video is a reminder why Washington is awesome and why we ought to preserve our natural environments. https://youtu.be/ZtoA0PipA10

Sunday Video: Wooden Skyscrapers Could Be the Future for Citites

https://youtu.be/2DPp2NcnTb0 In this video, The Economist explores the growing popularity of cross-laminated timber and its positive aspects as a building material.
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda with colleagues Tammy Morales to right and Lorena Gonzalez and Kshama Sawant to left during election rally at Amazon Spheres. (Credit: Teresa Mosqueda)

Council Votes 9-0 to Direct JumpStart Spending to Housing, Economic Recovery, and Green New...

On Monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved the spending plan for the JumpStart Seattle payroll tax, which passed 7-2 on July 6th. The...