Environment & Sustainability

The Next ‘Big One’ Could Mean Big Displacement for Seattle’s Black Population

This op-ed originally was published by the South Seattle Emerald. On February 28th, 2001, I was in middle school, in the computer lab. I remember...

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.
A photo of a dirt street crowded with people and vehicles with a green mountain in the distance and electrical wire

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...

Will Seattle’s Future Skyline Be Dotted with Wind Turbines?

Solar power dominates the urban renewable energy conversation, but wind can also generate a significant portion of cities' energy needs locally. Typically not associated...

Sunday Video: How To Build A City Around Bikes Fast

https://youtu.be/h-I6HFQXquU Bloomberg CityLab explains how cities can rebuild around bikes quickly for the Covid and post-Covid era and why it’s vitally important to do so....

Trailhead Direct Returns for Another Season with Expanded Transit Service

Urban hikers and outdoor enthusiasts will have access to Trailhead Direct once again beginning on Saturday--bypassing congested and often full trailhead parking lots. The...

Exploring Industry and Nature on the Duwamish

As a volunteer with Friends of Street Ends, a group that works to open and enhance Seattle's shoreline street ends for public access, I...

Sunday Video: How To Protect The Amazon Rainforest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF7-uFbE5Mc Quartz explains how ancient civilizations an show us how to protect the Amazon rainforest.