Environment & Sustainability

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...
Metro's new 60-foot articulated battery-electric bus. (King County)

King County Purchases 40 Battery-Powered Buses and Ponders Full Electrification by 2035

On Thursday, King County officials announced that new battery-electric buses would be hitting the streets late next year. The county is purchasing a total...

Shoreline Sticks with 175th Street Revamp Despite Pushback Over Trees

A planned overhaul of Shoreline's 175th Street is prompting a call for a reset after complaints over tree removals. City leaders don't appear ready to back off the planned multimodal improvements.

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,...
A photo shows an roadway leading to an airport terminal. Colors are used to identify where the roadway will be expanded.

Port of Seattle Commission Taps Brakes on Arrivals Drive Expansion

The Port of Seattle's plan to significantly expand the capacity of the main arrivals drive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) hit a speedbump in...
Governor Jay Inslee (Courtesy of Governor's Office)

Inslee Releases 2020 Legislative Proposals on Homelessness, Transportation, and Climate

On Wednesday, Governor Jay Inslee (D-Washington) released his proposed budget for 2020. The budget is supplemental to the one that the state legislature approved...

City Council Allows Taller Wood Buildings, Reforms Street Vacation Process and Advances Waterfront LID

On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several actions related to land use and public space. These included revisions to the Seattle Building Code...
Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with Mt. Rainier in the background.

We Need to Try Everything But Build a New Airport

If you sit on the Seattle waterfront on a sunny spring day you can hear a rumble in the distance. No, it’s not the...