Cities & Planning

Workers’ in-office preferences are shifting, with more employees looking for more “third places” to get work done.

Puerto Nariño is a tranquil experiment in sustainable living where motor vehicles are banned and the streets are as clean as Copenhagen's.

Greater Tacoma used to have an enormously expansive streetcar network. With just one line, Tacoma's modern streetcar network has a long way to go to catch up to that rapid transit standard.

The National Association of Home Builders breaks down the average itemized costs in each stage of construction for a new single-family home.

Almazán, Jorge and Studiolab. Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City. Novato, CA: ORO Editions, 2022. Reviewed by Eric Häusler Emergent Tokyo is the result of the collaborative effort of St…

Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and public safety

For new methane-based hydrogen production, it would cost less to invest in carbon capture than to pay for unabated CO2 emissions over its lifetime, analyst says

Casey Handmer Feb 2 2022 (original post) Cheaper hydrocarbons from CO2 direct air capture and sunlight. terraformindustries.com Executive Summary Terraform Industries is a bet on cheap solar, synth…

Friends and family of once local Seattle man Jason Smith are reporting that he has been tragically lured all the way out to Spokane by far more progressive housing policies and they’re worried if t…

A paper trail from fall 2023 shows that Mayor Harrell's office overruled his planning department and cut transit corridor upzones and halved the number of proposed "neighborhood centers" before release of the growth strategy.

Despite the memes, new data reveals a more nuanced relationship between humans and animals.

Converting malls could create hundreds of thousands of badly needed homes.

Tokyo’s low crime rates, world-leading transportation network, and affordable rents make it one of the world’s most livable cities. Despite its incredible size, the city is also home to a large number of microspaces, which range from tens of thousands of cozy microbars and restaurants to tiny mom-and-pop shops that occupy the ground floors of many row houses. In “Understanding Tokyo’s Land Use: The Power of Microspaces,” Joe McReynolds considers the lessons that the city can (and cannot) provide for American urban policy.

The secret sauce of dense, mixed-use urbanism.

A review of "Emergent Tokyo", by Jorge Almazán and Studiolab

Little-known e-rickshaw companies like YC Electric are at the forefront of the country’s EV revolution. India’s electric rickshaws are leaving EVs in the dust Each month, this upskilled team produces...

In the Anthropocene, innovative architecture will rely less on formal or material invention and more on repair, retrofit, renovation — on the collective pursuit of decarbonization. For architects this is a growth opportunity. Or better, a de-growth opportunity.

Discover how solar hot water heaters work and their benefits, plus installation tips to maximize your energy savings.

In 1910, twin tragedies eroded trust in the railway system and over a century later stand as the most fatal ever in Washington and British Columbia.

Up to 10 Sound Transit-owned parking facilities -- including at all Link station parking facilities -- could see daily paid parking begin around the time that the Lynnwood Link Extension opens.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to discuss industrial overcapacity with top Chinese officials during her trip to China that starts on Wednesday.

During the Little Ice Age, Native North Americans devised whole new economic, social, and political structures.

Eleven "Street Ends" along the south shore of Salmon Bay and the Fremont Cut offer great recreational opportunities. SDOT and volunteers from Friends of Street Ends work to maintain and expand these mini parks.

As federal relief money dries up, cities and counties can’t keep up with inflation. Officials suggest removing limits on one crucial revenue source.