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.
Midweek Video: E-Bikes Could Change Cities Forever
https://youtu.be/IJkzX6sy6sE
Dave Amos looks at how e-bikes, which are useful at mid distances, are catching on and could change the way people get around in...
Newcastle Mayor Pushed to Scrub Climate Change, Equity from City’s Growth Plan
Newcastle Mayor Robert Clark pushed to remove references to promoting racial and social equity as "vague," "subjective," and "irrelevant," and called climate change "subjective." Many of his recommendations were adopted by the Newcastle Planning Commission.
Sunday Video: What Is Cancer Alley?
https://youtu.be/XAFD-0aMkwE
Vox explains how environmental racism through public policy and private actions can lead to environmental health catastrophes for people of color. Coronavirus is killing...
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...
Pioneer Square Habitat Beach Opens, Hope Alive for More Public Space Next Door
This weekend, Seattle's Office of the Waterfront quietly opened a stretch of rocky beach in Pioneer Square, just south of Colman Dock. The small...
Are Trolleybuses Being Forgotten in Metro’s Rapid Transition to Battery Buses?
Carrying nearly 20% of King County Metro boardings, the trolley fleet has been a workhorse of Seattle transit for 84 years. But oddly, trolleybuses have not been a focal point of Metro's plan to electrify its fleet.
Seattle Advances Energy Code Updates Aimed at Curbing Carbon Emissions
Seattle is looking to significantly cut the environmental impact of its new commercial and residential buildings with the adoption of the 2018 Seattle Energy...