Resilient Las Vegas?
Las Vegas has often been viewed as an urbanist’s nightmare, a sprawling offence to nature. From a population of just 16,000 in 1940, it...
How Geothermal Energy Makes All Cities More Efficient
In 2014 and 2017, the Washington Geological Survey was awarded grants by the Department of Energy to prospect and validate geothermal resources throughout the...
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...
Google Planned New Sustainable High-Rise Campus in Kirkland
Update: On January 20th, 2023, the City of Kirkland announced that Google will not be proceeding with the sale of the Lee Johnson site...
Seattle Lays Out 2030 Mode Shift Goals in Climate Framework
Questions remain about how the City will get there and how committed it is to overcoming obstacles.
Transit would jump from 11% of trips...
BIPOC and Disability Advocates Zero In on Highway Spending
On March 9th, advocacy organizations Front and Centered and Disability Rights Washington held the first of a series of press conferences calling for Washington...
Wonkabout Washington: Waterways and Skyway
Snohomish County Reconsiders Developing Channel Migration Zones
The Growth Management Act, including the Shoreline Master Program, touches many different land use issues in many different...
Agriculture Approaches A Crossroads In Pierce County
The future of agricultural lands stands at a crossroads in Pierce County. For more than a year, Pierce County has been locked into a...