Urbanism 101: What is a Sponge City?
Some experts believe the concept may be the best and cheapest way for cities to adapt to climate change.
Numerous cities are dealing with two...
Sunday Video: How Bad Planning Makes Wildfires Worse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJiepXtXRX8
Dave Amos explains how a lack of good planning can contribute to worse wildfires.
Sunday Video: Why Are We Still Widening Highways in US Cities?
https://youtu.be/NcUx5r_ksk8
Dave Amos explains why it’s so hard to oppose highway expansion projects and why highway expansions are so pervasive in America, even though highway...
A Follow-Up on the Living Building Challenge
It is impossible to ignore the construction that is happening throughout the Puget Sound region. Cranes and scaffolding are everywhere. In Q1 2023 alone,...
Midweek Video: How Humans Are Making Pandemics More Likely
https://youtu.be/qp5CEcIyk94
Vox explains how human expansion into natural habitats is directly linked to the spread of new and deadly diseases in human populations.
Seattle-Area Schools Slowly Electrify Bus Fleets
Washington State has 40 electric school buses so far -- but big plans to change that. Meanwhile most parents drive their kids to school.
That...
Washington State Needs a New Plan for Transportation
Washington State’s transportation infrastructure has been described as “on a glidepath to failure.” Our road conditions are consistently ranked among the worst in the nation....
Sunday Video: Is It Wrong To Fly?
https://youtu.be/88Cd5H3kmXQ
In this video, Joss Fong and her colleagues at Vox ask the question, “Is it wrong to fly?” They examine the impacts of air...