Cities & Planning

Years of added delay and well over budget, Sound Transit's Stride bus rapid transit (BRT) program is now adding more stress on the larger Sound Transit 3 program. Agency boardmembers are still moving the program forward, but that didn't stop them from expressing a lot of concern and frustration about it. In early July, an

Thoughts on how we can create federated and interconnected ecovillages, create networks of semi nomadic housing, and use technology to help us make it happen.

I try hard to give people insights into trends affecting our world. One of them is the way that declining birth rates will ultimately translate into shrinking cities. In the future, many if not most of us will be living in places whose population is shrinking. This will have profound consequences - fiscally, economically, in terms of services, and for anyone running a business, church, ministry or other organization in these places.

Okay, I guess this has to be said, because the people will always claim the same wrong thing: No, Solarpunk did not "start out as an aesthetic". Jesus, where the hell does this claim even come from?...

After a summer of public outreach, SDOT is hearing recurring themes people want for the future of Aurora Avenue N. Beginning in June, the public got to partake in guided discussion sessions with Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for the transformative Aurora Avenue Project. The workshops were held in various locations within the sections of

Tesla's Superchargers dominate the landscape for now, but a host of new station designs are poised to transform the way drivers charge up.

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems

In the interactive chart shown we see the number of people in the world who do not have access to an electricity source at home. Nearly one billion people – more than 1-in-10 – did not have access in the latest data.

"When I was abroad, I saw them on pretty much every city block. I would love to have the same thing here in the US."

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/PRNewswire/ - New clinical research supports the potential health benefits of maple syrup. Substituting two tablespoons of maple syrup for refined sugars...

A new drilling technology promises to unlock a wealth of energy—without a fossil fuel in sight. Will Knight sits down with WIRED senior writer Gregory Barber to find out more.

An underground network of wildlife enthusiasts is restoring rare species like boar, beaver, butterflies and pine marten without asking permission. Are they criminals or heroes?

How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves

Climate doomism is the pathway to ecological destruction due to anthropogenic actions created by human society pushed out by Western countries.

Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic.

Inspired by our readings.

An (ecotopian) short story and far-future vision of life after the climate catastrophe.

It’s time to decide on Bremerton’s Warren Avenue Bridge bike and pedestrian trail. After years of study, the debate is whether the east side trail on State Route 303 should be 12-foot wide (preferred by multimodal advocates) or whether to accept the Wheeler administration’s preference of 10-foot wide. The administration and city council president have written

From 1908 to 1940, Sears sold tens of thousands of its kit houses, many of which are still in high demand today.

AYRO designs and produces electric low-speed vehicles and other solutions that leave minimal impact on carbon emissions and the space itself.

Sterling Heights, MI is one of many suburbs outside Detroit. Suburbs come in all shapes and sizes, with new ones emerging all the time. Is i...

My journey to urbanism took a twisted path. I grew up in rural Kitsap County, studied forest ecology, and worked in the woods of Alaska, Washington, and Oregon for 10 years in outdoor recreation and biology for the Forest Service, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, a public utility, and a consulting company. My

A roundup of efforts that offer protection from dangerous heat — and also seek to reduce emissions.

Right now, the city of Seattle is at a crossroads. As a robust job market, the city has never had a housing plan that meets the demand. Thankfully, the Washington State Legislature has done a lot of work this spring, legalizing fourplexes everywhere in Seattle, and legalizing sixplexes near frequent transit. So, you may think