Sunday Video: What Is Cancer Alley?
https://youtu.be/XAFD-0aMkwE
Vox explains how environmental racism through public policy and private actions can lead to environmental health catastrophes for people of color. Coronavirus is killing...
Midweek Video: How The US Poisoned Navajo Nation
https://youtu.be/ETPogv1zq08
Vox highlights how the United States casually engages in environmental racism through the lens of the Navajo Nation and the Red Water Pond incident.
Spatial Justice and Environmental Sustainability Distinguish AIA Seattle’s 2020 Award Winners
The 70th annual Honor Awards showcase Seattle's flourishing architectural design community.
I'll always hold a soft spot in my heart for the old Burke Museum...
An Urbanist Case for Small Nuclear Power Reactors
Nuclear power accounts for nearly 20% of American electricity generation, which still outpaces renewable power generation by a few points. That output is done...
Cascadia Needs New Zoning, Not New Cities
Abolishing apartment bans is how we grow as a region, not sprouting entire new cities in pasture.
The Cascadia Vision 2050 report made it onto...
Call to Action: Send a Washington Can’t Wait Letter
The Urbanist has joined Futurewise in its Washington Can't Wait campaign seeking to reform the Growth Management Act (GMA) to incorporate sustainability, equity, and...
Washington Can’t (and Doesn’t Have to) Wait!
For years, Washington failed to fully address climate change, rising housing insecurity, and the impacts of decades of environmental injustice. This summer, wildfires coupled...
Week of Action: Washington Can’t Wait for Environmental Justice
For the upcoming 2021 Washington legislative session, Futurewise is proposing several significant changes to the state’s Growth Management Act. Under its campaign called Washington...