Environment & Sustainability

City Council Passes Electric Vehicle-Ready Legislation for Off-Street Parking

On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed legislation to require to much of new development in the city to provide electric vehicle-ready (EV) equipment....

City Council Passes Library Levy Renewal Proposition, Selects Pacheco as Interim Councilmember

On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several significant pieces of legislation and welcomed a new temporary member to the body. Council adopted a...

Wonkabout Washington: Waterways and Skyway

Snohomish County Reconsiders Developing Channel Migration Zones The Growth Management Act, including the Shoreline Master Program, touches many different land use issues in many different...

Trailhead Direct Returns for Another Season with Four Routes

On Thursday, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced the return of Trailhead Direct next month. The bus and van service to local trails is...

Will These Four Housing Bills Pass the Washington State Legislature This Year?

Four land use bills affecting housing are at a critical juncture in the 2019 session of the Washington State Legislature. Both houses have passed...
At the first organized Fridays for the Future strike in front of Seattle City Hall a small, but committed group of youth demanded that local government take action on climate change by investing in affordable housing and free public transit. Photo by author.

Fridays for the Future: Youth Climate Activists Rally at City Hall

Seattle teens are part of an international youth movement calling on governments to do more to combat climate change. On the first organized "Friday for...

Let’s Build a Dense, Climate-Resilient EcoDistrict in Seattle’s Interbay

On Tuesday, My Ballard published that the state was looking for input on a nearly 25 acre parcel of land that it owns, adjacent to the...

Democrats Should Not Pass a Highway Expansion Focused Transportation Bill

Last year most local Democratic politicians lined up behind the carbon fee initiative (I-1631). That measure didn't pass. Nonetheless the coalition behind the initiative...