Environment & Sustainability

Share The Cities Lays the Community Engagement Groundwork at Jackson Park

Volunteers are canvassing the neighborhood to learn more about the community's hopes for what light rail will bring to this forgotten corner of Seattle. Today...

Big Ideas from Imagine Downtown

Last year, the One Center City framework for Downtown Seattle graduated into a "defined action plan." In the process, City officials sought to continue...

2018: Seattle’s Year of the Grassroots Pro-Housing Activists

Randy Shaw, whose new book 'Generation Priced Out' is getting notable press, claimed that 2018 was: "The year of the YIMBY (Yes in My...
King County Metro buses on Third Avenue during rush hour. (Bruce Englehardt)

The Case for Making Transit Free (and How to Pay for It)

As a community, Seattle has been struggling with numerous issues like income equality, our world-class congestion, and the regressive nature of our tax system....

Sunday Video: Transit Talks -Climate Equity and Transit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od-m4nrPVHs Transportation Choices Coalition recently held a "Transit Talks" panel discussion, which focused on topics of equitable and clean transportation solutions. The panelists included: Bryce Yadon,...

City Council Poised to Reform Implementation of LOS Standards and New U District, Uptown...

On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council's held the last Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee meeting of the year. Three items were on the...

Visions of a Green Future for Battery Street

Recharge the Battery is working hard to ensure that the Battery Street Tunnel sites are transformed into much needed green space for Belltown.  As the...

Governor Inslee’s Capital Gains Tax Would Invest in Climate Action

New taxes would create $3.7 billion in revenue, helping to fund investments in cleaner buildings and electric powered transportation. Last week Governor Jay Inslee's proposed...