Sunday Video: The Problems With Rebuilding Beaches
https://youtu.be/e3ZYaL0Q9os
In this video, Vox explores economic, social, and enviornments issues with efforts to rebuild beaches in America.
Austerity Is the Enemy of Climate Action
There are two kinds of opposition to action on the climate crisis. The first is the one we're all familiar with: outright denial that...
Sunday Video: How “Levee Wars” Are Making Floods Worse
https://youtu.be/LTv6RkFnelM
In this video, Vox looks at how the construction of levees can making flooding worse for some communities.
Montlake SR-520 Expansion Contract Comes in $30 Million Over Budget
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will pay a contracting firm $455 million to complete the next phase of freeway expansion through central Seattle:...
Climate Action and Housing Action Are One
Seattle’s housing crisis is even worse than you think, and here's the first step to fixing it.
Everyone knows Seattle has a housing crisis. And...
Top Urbanist Action: Back the I-1631 Carbon Pollution Fee
We have an enormous opportunity. Washington state could do something really meaningful to address climate change by passing a ballot initiative pricing carbon. I-1631...
Seattle’s Backyard Cottage Plan Falls Short
The City's proposed changes for accessory dwelling units lacks Portland and Vancouver's ambition.
On October 4th, the City of Seattle released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)...
Forward Thrust Part 4: Carrying Forward Thrust’s Ambition Into 2018 and Beyond
The 1968 and 1970 Forward Thrust campaign was a slate of 13 ballot initiatives, put before voters in Seattle and King County to correct...