Cities & Planning

A city of gray concrete invokes the same belonging and responsibility as if there were a home decorated with nothing but concrete.

TOKYO -- In Tokyo, some people live in a special building called a

Residential solar is no longer defined only by hardware. The true driver of efficiency now comes from the information behind the panels. Companies across the sector are investing in advanced data systems to predict delays, streamline scheduling, and improve communication with homeowners. Freedom Forever Solar, among the nation’s largest providers, reflects this shift by embedding

# Funded inclusionary zoning unlocks the benefits of inclusionary zoning while offsetting its harms. It’s a path to more market-rate housing and more subsidized affordable housing. While funded inclusionary zoning risks creating a dangerous rift in our pro-housing coalition, amending this policy to allow for funded in-lieu fees would sidestep this issue, argues Ron Davis.

This guide explains how to construct an electric heating device powered by a small solar panel. Thanks to its heat storage, the heat cube retains its warmth for hours after sunset.

“We, we got ourselvesGonna sing it, gonna love it, gonnawork it out to any lengthDon’t worry, no worry, aboutwhat the people sayWe got ourselves, we gonna make it anywayYou! You can’t hurt meWhy? I…

We shine a light on two individuals pushing boundaries in solar, from sunflower-inspired engineering to game-changing perovskite science

In 21 countries, all data centers are located in climates that are too hot.

The Connecticut Green Bank goes beyond grants and loans to directly develop solar for towns and schools — a model other states could follow.

99 percent of the panels were made of PET.

Concluding the series on biomimicry, some final thoughts on what green architecture can look like, grand ideas in buildings, and how we can work with nature to live better!

For over half a century, millions of children have learned their ABCs and 123s from Sesame Street. But the beloved show has been teaching something else entirely… a quiet lesson in what makes a great neighborhood. “I had a lot of people reach out and say they think this is why they always wanted to

An effective currency needs to be widely accepted, easy to use, and stable in value. By now most of us have recognized that cryptocurrencies fail at all three things, despite lofty ideals revolving…

Probably most people know that when organic matter such as kitchen waste rots, it can produce flammable methane. As a source of free energy it’s attractive, but making a biogas plant sounds d…

Locally owned and operated EV shop specializing in high quality EV conversions and repairs.

# A trove of documents obtained from City of Seattle through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the transportation department to take advantage of Washington State's new Shared Streets Law. Pedestrianizing a number of streets could be around the corner.

# Precinct-level results maps show that Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson's path to victory ran through Capitol Hill, the Central District, and the Rainier Valley, where she ran up her vote share.

# Corridor-wide bus revamps have been hitting delays and are often taking ten years to deliver, or more. A new King County Metro report released this fall outlines the myriad reasons RapidRide lines fall behind, as the overall program faces an uncertain future.

We tested and analyzed the output of six food recycler machines against their environmental claims.

One Brooklyn business has seen the future of safe streets and heavy lugging — and it's going to be O-KEI!

Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.

It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.

MIT researchers designed a device that quickly recovers drinking water from an atmospheric water harvesting material. The system uses ultrasonic waves to shake the water out of the material, recovering water in minutes.

Robotaxis are poised to further close the delta between suburbs and the city; the city (and Uber) might never recover.

# Already under scrutiny for potential violations of state housing law, the city of Clyde Hill's new restrictions make its middle housing code one of the most restrictive in the state.

As part of a city-wide urban greening program, Taipei turned an abandoned football stadium into a community garden. Here’s an overview of the terraced garden that’s taken over Zhongshan Soccer Stadium from James Stewart on Instagram. A coupl

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News. It is unusual to have a utility-scale solar array in Kentucky, and even more unusual that the

A British startup claims to have a carbon capture technique that sucks up most of a ship’s emissions. The challenge is scaling it

"It's fantastic because it's eco-friendly...We're not burning any gases," says Terrence Bridges.

The herbivore’s return to Yellowstone national park is restoring ancient patterns and reshaping the landscape from the ground up