This Place Matters: Main Streets And Community By Design
In 1977, in the midst of the worst nationwide recession since World War II, the National Trust for Historic Preservation founded the Main Street...
Visualizing Compatible Density
Density is a controversial subject in virtually all American communities. While some districts and communities are seeking more density to promote economic revitalization and...
CNU25 Workshop: Community-Oriented Housing
About fifty Congress for the New Urbanism conference attendees came together to learn about Community-Oriented Housing on the first full day of CNU25. The workshop,...
Hot Off The Presses: New Tacoma Link Renderings
New renderings of stations along the Tacoma Link extension have been released. Sound Transit plans to construct a 2.4-mile, $175 million extension of the...
1200 Stewart Proposes Benefits For Denny Way Corridor
A long-planned project is approaching its final steps before being ready to start construction on a long-dormant site on Denny Way, but first the...
Carbon Is Us
A response to William McDonough’s new language of carbon.
“We’re made of star stuff.” Carl Sagan
“We are stardust.” Joni Mitchell
Carl and Joni got it...
Shoreline To Hold Spring-Summer Green Building Speaker Series
The City of Shoreline is kicking off a speaker series next month that will focus on green building. Topics that speakers will hit on...
Contract Rezone Will Bring MHA Units To Lower Queen Anne
Lower Queen Anne is poised to see construction of a new multi-family residential development (203 W Republican St) on the corner of W Republican St and...