Environment
The density-bashers raise some good questions
...but the answers show how essential concentrated urban development is to our health, wealth, and survival as a society. Seattle ought to be leading the way.
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Sex ads make strange bedfellows
Why has Attorney General Rob McKenna piled onto Mayor McGinn's crusade against Village Voice Media's online sex ads? And why is the Seattle Weekly's parent company hanging tough against them?
Environment
Urbanism needs to move beyond city boundaries
Our fractured metropolitan regions are the big problem in creating sustainable solutions for climate challenges. High-towered, dense city living is only a small part of the solution, which is to develop "ecological urbanisms."
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Seattle's waterfront park comes into focus
The basic outlines of the ambitious park, really four big parks connected by a promenade, are now emerging. There are very sensible design decisions being made, but can the city pull off such a spectacular plan?
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How a South Korean trade pact would impact the Northwest
The free-trade agreement is getting close, though the politics is still divisive. Here's a look at how strong are the trade bonds between the Northwest and this Asian tiger, and it's far more than jetliners.