Environment & Sustainability

Sunday Video: China Is Forcing The World To Rethink Recycling

https://youtu.be/8HROn34sDRk With China denying importation of recyclables, countries like America need to rethink their approach to recycling goods.

Montlake SR-520 Expansion Contract Comes in $30 Million Over Budget

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will pay a contracting firm $455 million to complete the next phase of freeway expansion through central Seattle:...
Feel the distancing in this Gas Works Park vista.

Fridaygram: Gas Works Park

One of Seattle’s most unique places, Gas Works Park, is a pioneering example of the regeneration of a contaminated industrial site as a public...

Wonkabout: Washington Still Can’t Wait

Futurewise 2021 Legislative Wrap-Up: Our efforts to address climate change, housing affordability, and environmental justice through comprehensive planning.  At Futurewise, we believe that everyone deserves to live...

King County Metro Faces Looming Fiscal Cliff

King County Metro is projecting a significant budget shortfall by 2028 if its current spending plan is maintained, thanks to lagging sales tax revenue, increased costs, and ambitious fleet electrification plans.

Help Ensure That Bikeshare Stays In Seattle

The fate of Seattle's bikeshare program hangs in the balance. At a meeting of the Sustainability and Transportation Committee today, Councilmembers will hear from...

Are North Seattle’s Legislators Opposed to Protecting Vulnerable Road Users?

Last week, the sexist, anti-bike (see second image below), anti-safe streets "neighborhood group" Save 35th Ave NE, who has been demanding that the 35th...

Breaching Locks and Sen. Ericksen’s Stunt Legislation

With the start of the annual Washington State Legislature session comes the annual parade of stunt legislation. Like the return of swallows to Capistrano...