Environment & Sustainability

The Best Architecture Seattle Has to Offer

Seattle is in the midst of one its largest booms in a history that is almost nothing but a string of booms and busts....
Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with Mt. Rainier in the background.

We Need to Try Everything But Build a New Airport

If you sit on the Seattle waterfront on a sunny spring day you can hear a rumble in the distance. No, it’s not the...
A golf course and driving range with a fence in the foreground.

The Urbanist Podcast: Seattle Turns in a Terrible Scorecard on Golf Lands

Hello listeners! In this episode, reporter Ray Dubicki and I talk about golf: a sport that continues to leave a large footprint on American...

Trailhead Direct Returns for Another Season with Four Routes

On Thursday, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced the return of Trailhead Direct next month. The bus and van service to local trails is...

Sunday Video: Life Between Buildings

Tobias Lau, of Social Action, described how prior to learning about the innovative research about social life and experiences in cities led by Danish architect Jan...

Sunday Video: How Our Food Choices Stack Up In Greenhouse Gas Emissions

https://youtu.be/3lrJYTsKdUM When it comes to food, our choices in what we eat has significant implications in our greenhouse gas emissions. Vox explains how the emissions...
A photo of children holding signs that demand action to fight climate change.

Former AIA Seattle Executive Director on Experiencing COP26

A bank of photojournalists lining the platform, their cameras a symphony of clicking and whirring. Bagpipes squeezing out a mournful tune. Protestors pressing forward, signs in...

Map of the Week: Rainfall Across Seattle Neighborhoods

Some places in Seattle are wetter than others, according to new data from Seattle Public Utilities. SPU recently released a map showing variations in...