Sunday Video: Why Is LA Traffic So Bad?
https://youtu.be/DbiI9ainetY
Dave Amos explores the history of Los Angeles’ highway building and the ways that traffic in the region is so bad. It isn’t just...
City Council Gets First Look at Draft Amendments to Parking Reform Legislation
On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss possible amendments to proposed parking reform legislation. Councilmembers and City staff walked through an extensive...
How Cities Can Adapt to a Hotter Planet
Research has identified strategies that can effectively combat the urban heat island effect.
As the current heat dome traps Seattle within its sweltering...
In Trees Vs. Parking War, Washington Just Gave Trees a Leg Up
A bill pushed by Bothell Rep. Davina Duerr and approved by the Washington legislature this week would prioritize trees when retention policies come into conflict with local parking mandates.
Natural Light In Buildings: NIMBY Rhetoric Or Livability Staple
Cities face a complex web of interconnected problems today — affordability, transportation, safety, livability and many others. Often these problems appear to be in...
Midweek Video: One Chart Shows How America Can Leave Fossil Fuels Behind
https://youtu.be/QfAXbGInwno
In this video, Vox highlights a Sankey diagram that shows where all of America's carbon emissions come, which can inform how the country should...
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...
CLT: The Future of Midrise Seattle
The Urbanist has covered how 85- and 125-foot zones are not very effective. Since 65 feet is the sweet spot for Type V construction...