Measuring Success on the Urban Villages Strategy, Part 2: Resource Use, Conservation, and Healthy...
Editor's Note: This is Part 2 in a three-part series on measuring the success of Seattle's urban village strategy. For background on the report, see...
Sunday Video: Cities Aren’t Loud, Cars Are Loud
https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8
Not Just Bikes explores noise in cities and the impacts to people. A key point of the video is just how much noise cars...
Sunday Video: How Our Food Choices Stack Up In Greenhouse Gas Emissions
https://youtu.be/3lrJYTsKdUM
When it comes to food, our choices in what we eat has significant implications in our greenhouse gas emissions. Vox explains how the emissions...
The Real Election Loser Was the Environment
Now that the 2019 Washington State elections are mostly decided, I’ve been reflecting on who won and lost. A lot of candidates lost. Some would say...
The Case for Making Transit Free (and How to Pay for It)
As a community, Seattle has been struggling with numerous issues like income equality, our world-class congestion, and the regressive nature of our tax system....
Washington Can’t Wait 2022 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
In the blink of an eye, the 2022 WA Legislative Session has come and gone. Despite the devastating, 11th hour death of HB 1099, our bill...
Let’s Throw Shade on Aurora Avenue
Street-end plazas would create space for trees, community, and safety on one of Seattle's hottest, and most dangerous, streets for pedestrians.
Last week was...
Bellevue Council Update: An Important Restart for Wilburton Transit Oriented Development Planning
With a unanimous vote on Monday evening, Bellevue City Council directed staff to initiate the planning process for a massive rezone of the Wilburton...