How Solar Energy Got So Cheap
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
Solar-to-Hydrogen Pilot Plant Reaches Kilowatt Scale
Researchers pioneer a system to make 500 grams of green hydrogen per day
This tiki bar speakeasy is hidden inside an unmarked box truck | Boing Boing
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…
Office of the Waterfront Sets Aside Feedback on Fully Pedestrianizing Bell Street
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…
Dining in Style, at 90 Miles an Hour
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.
Why Microsoft's Phoenix DCs are dropping evaporative coolers
Less about love of the planet, more frustrated city officials
The Urgency of Getting Light Rail Expansion Right
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…
Feature in Degrowth & Strategy
The solar powered webiste is discussed in Degrowth & Strategy
Green colonialism is flooding the Pacific Northwest | Grist
The poor woman’s energy: Low-modernist solar technologies and international development
Walmart just illustrated how mainstream EVs are now
Is Walmart's embrace of EV chargers the remedy for range anxiety?
Washington’s Complete Streets Mandate Starts to Pay Dividends
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…
De Fiets is Niets - 99% Invisible
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
Want to Revitalize Downtown? Here’s Eight Ways How
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…
Solar Protocol
A naturally intelligent network programmed by the sun.
The Rise and Fall of Transatlantic Radical Planning—A Review of “Against the Commons: A Radical History of Urban Planning”
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…
Inside a $110 million plan to turn NYC apartments into virtual power plants | Grist
Accountability in Vision Zero: A Map of Recent Road Deaths
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 Dark Money Behind Gas Bans | Newgeography.com
The vertical farming bubble is finally popping
The vertical farming space—with companies like Bowery, AeroFarms, and AppHarvest—took huge Silicon Valley investments. But it is not thriving.
These scientists lugged logs on their heads to resolve Chaco Canyon mystery
“Tumplines allow one to carry heavier weights over larger distances without getting fatigued."
We Should Definitely Remove Part of Highway 99 in South Park
Children shouldn't have to take "the scary trail" to school.
How Paris Pulled Off What New York and London Can Only Dream About
One parking structure pivoted to growing mushrooms and endives.
Fast, Frequent Transit Would Drive Ridership Rebound, Commute Seattle Survey Shows
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 …
The natural gas pushback | Grist
The State of American Cities
Gabrielle Gurley and Luke Goldstein discuss the condition and politics of the U.S. urban fabric.
Beyond Housing First | Newgeography.com
Bus Service Needs Investment Rather Than Neglect
Transit is at a crossroads. The pandemic upended a period of growing ridership and service that saw Seattle lead the nation in both the rate of ridership gains and car-free household formation. It …
Proposed Tree Protection Ordinance Hopes to Grow Seattle’s Canopy
Councilmember Strauss introduces legislation to regulate 70,000 additional trees – but will the effort to boost canopy coverage to 30% slow down housing creation? After three years of work on the i…
The ghost of Tulare Lake returns, flooding California's Central Valley
Draining the lake allowed agriculture to thrive, but left the region vulnerable to floods.