Environment & Sustainability

Sunday Video: New York Is Building a Wall to Hold Back the Ocean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9asEJokafM New York City has plans for a new sea wall on Staten Island. The sea wall is in response to the global climate emergency...
A proposed new cruise terminal at South King Street could bring thousands of passengers to the nearby streetcar station at Occidental Square. (Paige Malott)

New Cruise Terminal Shores Up Opportunity for Streetcar

The Port of Seattle is planning a new cruise terminal at South King Street, just steps away from the Occidental Square streetcar station and...

Sunday Video: The Green New Deal, Explained

https://youtu.be/GxIDJWCbk6I In this video, Vox discusses the concept of the Green New Deal, a platform to change the American economy to a green economy while...

Unlike Seattle, Golf Really Is Dying

Last week, The Seattle Times ran an article headlined, ‘Study questions ‘best use’ of golf courses Seattle operates’. The article stems from a report...

Sunday Video: Amsterdam’s Removing 10,000 Parking Spaces

https://vimeo.com/339735964 Streetfilms shows how Amsterdam is removing 1,500 street motor parking spaces per year to create green space, bike parking, and active park space. Amsterdammers...

Bike Lanes Belong on Arterials

The last year in Seattle has been pathetic for safe streets, equitable mobility, and climate action. Mayor Durkan has been killing safe streets projects...

Sunday Video: This Lake Now Has Legal Rights, Just Like You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwhcrpJTzGQ Under a new law, Lake Erie has been given rights in the same way that people and corporations have them. But what is the...

Key Washington Transportation Bills That Passed and Failed the 2019 Legislative Session

On Sunday, the Washington State Legislature concluded the 2019 legislative session. Many progressive environmental, transportation, land use, and housing bills managed to win approval...