Sunday Video: Why Jakarta Is Sinking
https://youtu.be/Z9cJQN6lw3w
The Indonesian city of Jakarta was colonized by the Dutch. Early on, the Dutch brought their canals and segregated the population, providing direct running...
Visualizing Compatible Density
Density is a controversial subject in virtually all American communities. While some districts and communities are seeking more density to promote economic revitalization and...
Sunday Video: Why You Don’t Hear About The Ozone Layer Anymore
https://youtu.be/CaLOiGEDPJQ
Vox recounts how the international community came together to combat depletion of the ozone layer and why the ozone layer is no longer of...
It’s a Car Car World–We Just Live in It
The car is an amazing machine. So amazing, that with a little help from cheap portable fuel and a flood of public investment in...
Save the Trees, Build Urban Housing!
My journey to urbanism took a twisted path. I grew up in rural Kitsap County, studied forest ecology, and worked in the woods of...
Will Sizzling Heat Finally Spur Seattle to Act on Tree Canopy Protections?
Urban Forestry Commission Chair Weston Brinkley weighs in on why Seattle needs to act and what can be done to better protect the city's...
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....
Telosa: What We Can Learn from Utopian Myths
As a child, I watched a documentary at school about Arcosanti, a utopian city in the desert founded on the idea that environmental sustainability...