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...
Sunday Video: China Is Forcing The World To Rethink Recycling
https://youtu.be/8HROn34sDRk
With China denying importation of recyclables, countries like America need to rethink their approach to recycling goods.
Sunday Video: How Bad Planning Makes Wildfires Worse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJiepXtXRX8
Dave Amos explains how a lack of good planning can contribute to worse wildfires.
An Urbanist Case for Vertical Farming
Today, common agricultural practices come with significant environmental costs. The sector depletes fresh water supplies, occupies large swathes of land, and emits major greenhouse...
Data Shows Beacon Hill’s Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station Lightly Used
Six individual users accounted for a full one-third of all sessions where electric vehicle (EV) users charged their cars at Seattle's only public EV...
Sunday Video: How To Protect The Amazon Rainforest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF7-uFbE5Mc
Quartz explains how ancient civilizations an show us how to protect the Amazon rainforest.
How Seattle Designed Neighborhood Plans to Inhibit Inclusivity: Part 2
This is a two-part series! The first part was a brief overview of the Growth Management Act, King County’s Urban Growth Boundary, and how we ended...
How Seattle Designed Neighborhood Plans to Inhibit Inclusivity: Part 1
This is a two-part series. The first part is a very brief overview of the Growth Management Act, King County’s Urban Growth Boundary, and how we...