An In-City Growth Cap Is Climate Arson
This summer saw two published pieces that are at the center of the struggle over housing in the United States--entrenched, well-off homeowners averse to...
ST3 Passed! Here’s How and What’s Next
A 25-year investment in high quality transit is a big commitment to make, but the Puget Sound Region just made it after last night's...
Map of the Week: Average Annual Household Carbon Emissions
We are a carbon-based society. Our daily lives are built around our ability to acquire and consume goods, produce things, move freely from one...
Supporting Density Without Considering Housing Costs
At some point, maybe in two years or ten years, the endless rise of housing costs in Seattle will stop. We might see a...
Sunday Video: UW Architecture Lecture Series
The University of Washington's Department of Architecture Lecture Series is recommencing for spring, with a line up of high caliber speakers, as outlined below. As part...
Carbon Is Us
A response to William McDonough’s new language of carbon.
“We’re made of star stuff.” Carl Sagan
“We are stardust.” Joni Mitchell
Carl and Joni got it...
Wonkabout Washington: Waterways and Skyway
Snohomish County Reconsiders Developing Channel Migration Zones
The Growth Management Act, including the Shoreline Master Program, touches many different land use issues in many different...
Legislators Should Build on a Powerful Tool That Improves Cities and Conserves Natural Landscapes
Walking among the gleaming towers in Seattle’s South Lake Union, there is a buzz in the air. The aroma of tantalizing restaurants, the din of...