Last week King County invited me to present at the second South County Farm/City Roundtable, sponsored by the County in cooperation with the King County Agriculture Commission and the King Conservation District. The meeting, at Green River Community College, brought farmers and City representatives from Auburn, Kent, Normandy Park, SeaTac, and Tukwila together to talk [...]
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May 23, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Tracking Building Energy Use
Yesterday the City’s Office of Sustainability and Environment released a report detailing the energy usage of City-owned buildings. In our efforts to achieve carbon neutrality, it is important that we focus on the built environment. Roughly one-fifth of Seattle’s carbon...
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May 23, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
DUWAMISH CLEANUP JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
The Duwamish Superfund cleanup is moving into the next phase of activity, as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its preferred alternative. Over the next three weeks, comments are being taken on the proposal, and we expect EPA to make a final decision in the next few months. In the meantime, I have been [...]
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May 22, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Green Buildings Resolution
Resolution 31400 declares the City’s intent to promote developments achieving the highest level of environmental sustainability.
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May 3, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
STREET TREE ORDINANCE ADOPTED
On Monday, April 29, the Council unanimously adopted a new Street Tree ordinance. This is the first revision of Seattle’s Street Tree Ordinance since 1961, and the result of several years of work by the Seattle Department of Transportation in cooperation with other Departments, Council staff, and the Urban Forestry Commission. This is the first [...]
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April 22, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Moving Beyond the Status Quo to Provide More Workforce Housing
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up to receive here. Today the City Council approved bold amendments to the zoning legislation that will positively impact South Lake Union for a generation....
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April 9, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
My First Car2Go Experience: Wow!
I was in Washington D.C. last week for a quick discussion on early childhood education opportunities and to visit one of my daughters and granddaughter. The cherry blossoms weren't fully out yet, but I did get to use my Car2Go...
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March 29, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Affordable Housing in South Lake Union – Part 2
After you read this Urban Politics, consider sending a message to the Councilmembers asking them to dramatically increase the City's plans for providing for more affordable housing in South Lake Union.
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February 14, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Density Done Well
At the State of Downtown 2013 Economic Forum yesterday morning, the keynote speaker was an urban planner from Vancouver, B.C. who shared that city’s experience with density downtown. He described the efforts to convince the public of the environmental benefits...
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February 12, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Octopus update and preview of sights and events for Octopus Week
In honor of Seattle Aquarium Octopus Week, February 14-24, I want to give you an update on the effort to ban recreational harvest of giant Pacific octopus (GPO) off of Seacrest Park. You might remember that last Halloween a state-licensed SCUBA diver caught an octopus off of Seacrest Park and brought it out of the water at Cove 2. [...]