Sunday Video: Walkable Cities
Jeff Speck highlights how Portland shifted its priorities in the 1970s to contain urban growth and invest in walking and cycling. The Walkable City discusses the importance of cities...
Governor Inslee Signs Historic Climate Bills but Vetoes Linkage to Transportation Package
Today, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) and Clean Fuels Standard passed by the Washington State Legislature, but vetoed provisions...
Cities Announce Race to Zero Emissions by 2040 or Sooner
Participating mayors pledge to enlist an additional 1,000 cities to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
July 29th, 2021 marked an important date that only the...
City Council Creates New Central Area Design Review Board and Guidelines, Adopts New Energy...
On Monday, the Seattle City Council commissioned design guidelines and a new design review board specifically for the Central Area. The design program will...
City Council Sells Wallingford Site to Dunn Lumber and Weighs UW Campus Plan Amendments
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved disposition and sale of a City-owned brickyard (3819 4th Ave NE) next to Dunn Lumber in Wallingford....
Op-Ed: Prop 1A Is Seattle’s Opportunity to Lead on Climate Justice
The rents and temps are too damn high. Seattle’s social housing developer can help -- with Prop 1A funding. Vote yes on Prop 1A by February 11.
Exploring Industry and Nature on the Duwamish
As a volunteer with Friends of Street Ends, a group that works to open and enhance Seattle's shoreline street ends for public access, I...
Dawson’s Extreme Cities Argues for Extreme Climate Change Adaptation
Cape Town’s Day Zero, the day that most water taps in the city will be turned off, has been pushed back to 2019, but...