Cities & Planning

North America's passenger trains, once world-beaters, have become global laughing stocks.

Is it hard to go carless around the Sound? One frequent rider shares how to navigate one of the nation's busiest transit systems.

People seldom associate Copenhagen with urban strife, but before Superkilen was completed in 2012, Nørrebro was known as one of the most dangerous areas of Copenhagen. Gangs made up of people from …

In 1976, the price per watt of energy generated by solar photovoltaic was over $100. In 2019, it was less than 50 cents per watt

Researchers pioneer a system to make 500 grams of green hydrogen per day

Imagine if a tiki bar and Lost Horizon Night Market had a lovechild – the result would be Tiki Mirage, an immersive mobile speakeasy experience in Los Angeles created by Aaron Girard, Max Masuda-Fa…

As different elements of Seattle’s waterfront overhaul are beginning to open to the public, Seattleites of all stripes naturally have many opinions about how things are turning out. Given the…

Train travel is thriving in Central Europe, and so are dining cars. We rode the rails from Prague to Zurich and beyond, sampling regional dishes and savoring the views.

Less about love of the planet, more frustrated city officials

Our region’s employers see transportation as one of the most important things to get right for our community’s long-term health and success. Giving people more options to move around the region str…

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Is Walmart's embrace of EV chargers the remedy for range anxiety?

A protected bike lane along a state highway? It’s poised to become reality, thanks to a new state law upgrading the standards that the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) wi…

Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch people own more bicycles per capita than any other place in the world. The country has more than 20,000 miles of dedicated cycling paths. International policymakers make pilgrimages to the Netherlands to learn how to create good bike infrastructure. But none of

In the spring of 2020, downtown Seattle sat empty. A once bustling and growing core of tower cranes, thriving businesses, and active neighborhoods was now silent. Office workers were gone, and in t…

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Sevilla-Buitrago, Álvaro. Against the Commons: A Radical History of Urban Planning. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2022. Reviewed by Mohamed Gamal-Eldin and Marianne Dhenin Historian Á…

Vision Zero was formally launched in 2015 and set the goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries in Seattle by 2030. Eight years in, the traffic fatalities — especially for pedestrians,…

The vertical farming space—with companies like Bowery, AeroFarms, and AppHarvest—took huge Silicon Valley investments. But it is not thriving.

“Tumplines allow one to carry heavier weights over larger distances without getting fatigued."

Children shouldn't have to take "the scary trail" to school.

One parking structure pivoted to growing mushrooms and endives.

Denser housing would help too, as survey finds apartment dwellers more likely to ride transit or walk. Commute Seattle’s annual survey is a unique snapshot into how people are getting around …

Gabrielle Gurley and Luke Goldstein discuss the condition and politics of the U.S. urban fabric.