Sunday Video: Listening To Landscapes

Sam Hooper, a researcher at Oregon state University, has produced a short video that highlights how natural and human-caused impacts can change forested landscapes...

Big Ideas from Imagine Downtown

Last year, the One Center City framework for Downtown Seattle graduated into a "defined action plan." In the process, City officials sought to continue...
A photo of children holding signs that demand action to fight climate change.

Former AIA Seattle Executive Director on Experiencing COP26

A bank of photojournalists lining the platform, their cameras a symphony of clicking and whirring. Bagpipes squeezing out a mournful tune. Protestors pressing forward, signs in...
A battery-powered bus during a press event.

Metro’s Battery Bus Plan Hinges on Need to Grow Service and Revenue

In September, King County Metro filed a report on their battery bus implementation plan. Like the Kenmore water taxi report, this paper is the...

The Top 10 Street Ends of Ballard and Fremont

As previously written, Seattle has 141 Street End shoreline points. A great sampler is accessed by foot or bicycle from the Burke-Gilman Trail (BGT)...

To Meet Housing and Sustainability Goals, Seattle Must Streamline Land Use Code

Few things perfectly encapsulate the problems of planning like a city’s land use code. Unlike the building code, which dictates the life safety requirements...

Jump In Traffic Volumes Points To An Uphill Climb To Reduce Emissions

Seattle's average daily vehicle volumes increased by the largest amount in more than a decade in 2018, the most recent year of data available....
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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...