Environment & Sustainability

Women Shaping Seattle: An Interview With Marisa Hagney

Marisa Hagney works with communities around the world as part of her role as Living Community Challenge Manager at the International Living Future Institute. She...
A mural of sasquatch adorns a brick wall in a Greenwood alley.

Seattle Tightens Regulations on Tree Service Providers

Broader Tree Policy Reform Delayed Due to SEPA Appeal The Seattle City Council has approved an ordinance sponsored by Councilmembers Dan Strauss (District 6) and...
Time Square is a good place to avoid pandemic or no. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Don’t Blame Density for Pandemics

If you're a newspaper columnist or governor of New York, a pandemic is a great time to trot out medieval myths, repackage them like...

Seattle City Light Plans More Surface EV Charging Lots in Dense Neighborhoods

Last year, The Urbanist reported on Seattle City Light's plans to create a surface parking lot to charge electric vehicles (EVs) on the 9,000+...

Want to Fight for Housing Affordability, Sprawl Prevention, and Climate Friendly Policy? Join us.

Washington State 2022 Legislative Session Lunch & Learn, Friday, December 10th, 12:15-1pm. Join online here. From the housing affordability crisis, to the need to...

Sunday Video: Washington Is Awesome

This two-minute video is a reminder why Washington is awesome and why we ought to preserve our natural environments. https://youtu.be/ZtoA0PipA10

Puget Sound Gateway Project Reveals State’s Lack of Freight Vision

The State has a role in defining the market for freight and charting emissions reductions with a shift to rail. When the Washington State Legislature...

Sunday Video: All The Ways Car Dependency Make Things Worse

Ray Delahanty of CityNerd goes through a litany of reasons why car dependency makes American society worse off from public health and environmental quality...