Cities & Planning

The Kirkland City Council this week voted to hit pause on pursuing options that would convert a stretch of Park Lane in downtown Kirkland into a pedestrianized street closed to motor vehicles for at least part of the year. The unanimous vote Tuesday night came after the council had allocated funding to hire a consultant

To help create community and social capital, planners and politicians should think about including skate parks in their planning; they are more valuable than many realize.

Mobile homes house 22 million people in the U.S. and investing in them could be a solution to the housing and climate crises

With a mission to create green jobs and bring green-energy loans to the poor, BlocPower has gained powerful backers in tech, finance, and government. Where are the results?

https://youtu.be/vrS9vZoptL8 Nowadays almost everything is being 3D printed, so why should architecture be an exception? Many architectural firms are adopting 3D printing as their preferred technique for building structures. And 3D-printed architecture is slowly but surely gaining a lot of popularity and momentum. And I mean, no wonder, it has a ton of benefits! It’s a simple,

A report from Environment America and The Ray shows how the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Diego have 4,800 acres of suitable space to host nearly 1 GW of solar capacity.

An update: The first graph below shows the mix of sales since 1976 (Blue is cars, Red is light trucks and SUVs) through April 2023. Click...

For our 2023 Graduate Student Blogging Contest, we asked for stories about projects that faced “stumbling blocks.” There were a multitude of them placed in the path of Mabel E. Macomber…

The Brooklyn Bridge ignites the passions of tourists and locals alike.

A flowchart for navigating our climate predicament

The Archimedes windmill is a new type of wind turbine comprising three circular blades which are wrapped around one another and then expanded.

The giant trolls are here. A unique art project is leaving its big footprint on the Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it a message about waste, the… Read More

A group of English activists want to legally enshrine the “right to roam” — and spread the idea that nature is a common good.

a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire

Solarpunk Nivelo 2: Stiri Daŭripovon kun Konkretaj Agoj

Nivelo Unu el la Solarpunk Movado: Agoj por Daŭrigebla kaj Unuiĝinta Estonteco

There are three very important things you need to know about taking the Alaska ferry from Bellingham, Washington to Juneau, Alaska. First, the trip is one of the most serene transits through a stunningly beautiful landscape that it is possible to take. Second, this is a boat operated by the State of Alaska, not an

Detroit's made great strides in turning its industrial waterfront on the Detroit River into a place of recreation and enjoyment. But today's...

In this episode we explore a relatively new subgenre of science fiction called Solarpunk, which aims to imagine better ecologically harmonious futures. In many ways Solarpunk is a reaction to both …

A breakthrough solution to the worldwide housing crisis

The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clash with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission.

Rebates from the IRA could help low- and middle-income households save thousands on heat pumps, weatherstripping, and other efficiency improvements.

It starts with beavers.

Seattle's new long-range plan for high capacity transit echoes vision maps created by Seattle Subway and advanced by The Urbanist. Seattle's long-range rail transit vision took a big step forward with the release of the Seattle Transportation Plan on Thursday. Before that, Seattle had not updated its high capacity transit plan since 2014, leaving uncertainty

A grass-roots movement aims to recast urban living in Paris and other cities around the world through a hyperlocal prism of neighborliness.

Solar panels have emerged as a transformative force in the realm of renewable energy, offering an array of positive impacts on the…