Environment & Sustainability

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Call to Action: Send a Washington Can’t Wait Letter

The Urbanist has joined Futurewise in its Washington Can't Wait campaign seeking to reform the Growth Management Act (GMA) to incorporate sustainability, equity, and...
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MASS Coalition Seeks to Reverse Key Transportation Cuts in Mayor’s Budget

The Move All Sustainably Seattle (MASS) Coalition is backing four budget amendments to undo Mayor Jenny Durkan's cuts and invest in walking, biking, and...

Sunday Video: Let’s Make Mass Transit Free*

https://youtu.be/ccxVYborUcU On City Beautiful, Dave Amos takes a look at the benefits for free public transit and why it should be expanded to more transit...

SDCI Has Adopted New Rules For Microhousing And Large Notice Signs

The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) has adopted two new Director's Rules. One regulates the application of interior dimensional requirements for Small...

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...

Is Seattle Really Committed to Fossil Fuel Divestment?

The environmental group 350.org is pushing the “Fossil Free” divestment campaign to get educational and religious institutions, city and state governments, and other institutions...

Mixed Signals on the American Superhighway: Devolve, Evolve, or Prod Ahead?

Congress finally did something! It appears poised to pass a "six-year" transportation bill. In truth, the bill contains money for only three years and...

ST3 Passed! Here’s How and What’s Next

A 25-year investment in high quality transit is a big commitment to make, but the Puget Sound Region just made it after last night's...