Latest IPCC Climate Report Underscores Need for Collaborative Action Among Urbanists
The latest reports from the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment are out and their findings on cities are simply...
Homestead Pioneers a Carbon Neutral Model for Affordable Housing
With Willowcrest Townhomes, Homestead Community Land Trust is striving to create "a replicable model" for permanently affordable net zero energy housing.
Since the 1960s,...
Visions of a Green Future for Battery Street
Recharge the Battery is working hard to ensure that the Battery Street Tunnel sites are transformed into much needed green space for Belltown.
As the...
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...
Seattle Tops 730,000 Residents in 2018, State and Region Continue to Grow
New population estimates for 2018 have been released by the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The estimates differ from the annual census...
Sunday Video: How Glass Skyscrapers Conquered Our Cities
https://youtu.be/yxdIluAPLt8
Cheddar documents the rise of glass building and skyscrapers and how tides are beginning to turn against the overuse of glass in skyscrapers.
Bellevue Council Update: Health Through Housing, Litter Over Emissions, Meeting Urban Growth
Among several other items, Monday's Bellevue City Council meeting saw an update from King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci on regional issues, a quarterly...
Sunday Video: How Fracking Became America’s Money Pit
https://youtu.be/jFWHxZpF9rc
It turns out that fracking is not as lucrative as it was once thought, Bloomberg Quicktake explains.