NACTO Issues ‘Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery’ Playbook
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has published a new playbook for urban streets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed the...
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...
Fast Trains, Cleaner Air, and Less Congestion: Envisioning a Post-Pandemic Pacific Northwest
As a result of the mandatory stay-at-home orders, fewer people are flying, fewer people are commuting to work, and fewer people are using their...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Industrial Use, Finale
Over this series of articles, I have laid out an argument that Seattle should mix industrial uses in our residential and commercial neighborhoods. A...
It’s Time to Downsize Seattle’s Car Bridges
While some are in a rush to rebuild aging bridges and expand car capacity, less is more when it comes to car lanes. Instead...
Sunday Video: How To Design A Great Street
https://youtu.be/xov7Ao_fPwQ
Europe is awash in great streets. But what makes them so great? And what can other cities learn from these streets?
Ban New Gas Stations and Require Cleanups to Tackle the Big Polluter on the...
In the midst of the lively local restaurants and coffee shops on N 45th Street in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood is a business bearing the...
Staying at Home Helps Us Envision a Future of Climate-Conscious Travel
In the midst of the public health emergency, worldwide stay-at-home mandates have resulted in significantly fewer people traveling by car or airplane. Scientists have...