What We’re Reading: 20-Minute Neighborhood, Ventilation, and Quickly Drying Up
More JUMPs: Lime has added another 1,500 JUMP bikes in Seattle.
Dam removal: With another dam removal, Washington has 37 miles more salmon habitat restored...
What We’re Reading: Streetcar Barn Tower, On Walkability, and Changing Cityscape
Streetcar barn tower: The City of Seattle has been approached to build a private office tower ($) over the South Lake Union streetcar garage.
Turn for...
What We’re Reading: Tragedy in DuPont, Bussed Out, and Tilting at Windmills
Tragedy in DuPont: Earlier this week, an Amtrak Cascades train derailed just south of DuPont killing three passengers--including two local train aficionados ($)--and dozens of...
What We’re Reading: The Northeast Corridor
The green campus: Cornell University in New York City is going deep into new campus building using Passivhaus technology.
Community vibrancy: The connection between dense, compact...
What We’re Reading: Amazon, Corporate Welfare King, F on Shoveling, and Setting the Bar
Amazon, corporate welfare king: Amazon threw in the towel on a new branch office at Long Island City because the company could not get...
What We’re Reading: A Housing Czar, Office To Housing, and Climate Fee
A housing czar: Does the Biden administration need a housing czar?
Delayed: Dublin's first metro line may be delayed now until 2034.
Public order problems: Many...
What We’re Reading: Missing the Commute, Top 4, and Spawning Again
Missing the commute: If you're working from home and missing your commute, you're probably not alone ($).
Doubling down: Germany is planning to align railway...
What We’re Reading: Renton’s Misguided Bill, Tony Hsieh’s Legacy, and Develop and Tax
Fighting a tax: Seattle's chamber of commerce is suing the City over a new payroll tax on wealthy companies.
HUD pick: President-elect Joe Biden...