Op-Ed: Expanding Tree Canopy Is a Climate Solution and Livability Boost
Bellevue, Seattle, and Tacoma are each working to expand tree protections, but all should go further to expand canopy and adapt to a warming climate.
Puget Sound Leaders Debate a Pivot Away from Highway Expansion
A small change around regional grant funding criteria could prove a bellwether for transportation policy in Puget Sound.
Everywhere from Lynnwood to Puyallup, from Auburn...
An Urbanist Case for Vertical Farming
Today, common agricultural practices come with significant environmental costs. The sector depletes fresh water supplies, occupies large swathes of land, and emits major greenhouse...
The Battle Over Allowing More Rural Accessory Dwelling Units in Washington
Whether allowing new detached dwelling units on most lots in the state's rural areas would undermine decades of growth planning is a question that's been put front-and-center by House Bill 2126.
Front and Centered: The Evergreen State Needs a Greener and More Equitable Transportation Package
Throughout the summer and fall of 2020, Front and Centered held listening sessions with organizations of people of color across the state about transportation....
Austerity Is the Enemy of Climate Action
There are two kinds of opposition to action on the climate crisis. The first is the one we're all familiar with: outright denial that...
Sunday Video: The World’s Greenest Building
EarthFix takes a close-up look at the world's greenest building, The Bullitt Center, which just so happens to be in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
https://youtu.be/kHtgie2t5UI
Washington Can’t Wait 2022 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
In the blink of an eye, the 2022 WA Legislative Session has come and gone. Despite the devastating, 11th hour death of HB 1099, our bill...