Washington’s State Transportation Budget Faces Multiple Time Bombs
The final piece of the decades-long replacement of the SR 520 bridge will move forward thanks to funding authorized this year, but Washington State's overall transportation budget is on rockier ground.
Midweek Video: Obama’s Clean Power Plan
On Monday, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency announced the Clean Power Plan, the first national standards to reduce carbon pollution from power...
Sunday Video: What’s The Impact of Noise on Us?
https://youtu.be/qryWWGP0kKs
Vox takes a deep dive into noise and its effects on humans. As the video shows, much of the noise people experience in their...
Sunday Video: Is Vancouver The Best City In North America?
https://youtu.be/P8dmVUrNt38
In this video, Dave Amos of City Beautiful explores what Vancouverism is with a particular focus on urban design.
How Seattle Designed Neighborhood Plans to Inhibit Inclusivity: Part 2
This is a two-part series! The first part was a brief overview of the Growth Management Act, King County’s Urban Growth Boundary, and how we ended...
Final State Budget Puts Highway Expansion Ahead of Basic Maintenance
More than one-third of WSDOT's two-year budget is set to go toward highway widenings and extensions, in the face of a significant maintenance backlog impacting Washington's state and local roads.
A Walkable Aurora Avenue
You’ve driven down Aurora, but have you ever walked it? Chances are, you haven’t. And nobody would blame you. The street is not designed...
Sunday Video: Super Bowl Sustainability
With a vision to host the healthiest, most sustainable and socially responsible Super Bowl ever, the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee...