Sunday Video: Dutch Cities Are Better For The Climate
As a companion to Climate Town's crossover video with Not Just Bikes on American cities, suburbs, and climate, Not Just Bikes looks at how...
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...
Sunday Video: Is Mass Timber Revolutionizing Midrise and Highrise Design?
Uytae Lee of About Here ticks through the design entrants at a recent mass timber architecture competition, showcasing the vast architectural diversity possible with the eco-friendly construction method.
Biden Infrastructure Law Mostly Funded Road Expansion, Leading to Climate Backsliding
A new report shows most states continue to funnel money toward highway expansion, locking in climate pollution, despite new tools to fund transit and other forms of climate action. This is a losing strategy for both the environment and increasing mobility options.
City of Seattle Pushes to Dismiss Appeals Blocking Housing Growth Plan
The six appeals against the One Seattle housing plan had been headed toward a lengthy hearing later this spring. But a filing by the City seeks to dismiss the appeals much more quickly, allowing the plan to move forward.
Top Urbanist Action: Back the I-1631 Carbon Pollution Fee
We have an enormous opportunity. Washington state could do something really meaningful to address climate change by passing a ballot initiative pricing carbon. I-1631...
Shoreline Parks Bond Returns for February 8th Ballot
After being 122 votes short from being validated in the April 27, 2021 special election, the Shoreline Parks Bond is back for another shot...
DEIS Shows Options and Urgency of Pending Backyard Cottage Reform
Seattle, a city of 348,000 homes, has built just 579 backyard cottages since 1994, the year the region also enacted an urban growth boundary...