The local food movement of the past decade has encouraged both urban and rural citizens to support their environment and communities by choosing regionally grown and raised food products. ...
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Ian and Renae, photo by Emily RooneyMay 10, 2010 -
Following ‘Taking Action Day’, David Shumate presentsMar 5, 2010On January 21st, citizens of Tukwila attended ‘Taking Action Day’, the first meeting of the Community Stewards Program hosted by Cascade Land Conservancy (CLC). The workshop was...
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Photo Courtesy of Rutio, Flickr CCJan 18, 2010Editor's Note: Alex Wallace is an on-call GIS (Geographic Information Systems) support staff member for Parametrix. In November of 2009, he attended the APA conference...
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Photo Courtesy of JPChamberland, Flickr CCJan 4, 2010Why assess health impacts of development?
In Washington State, the Growth Management Act and other statewide directives have focused attention on promotion of public health through planning...
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Photo courtesy of Mike Jestes, Flickr ccDec 27, 2009Editor's Note: The Washington State Court of Appeals recently issued Mellish v. Frog Mountain Pet Care, an important land use case. Matthew Stock, an attorney with the...
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Photo by Erin K. RothmanDec 18, 2009Projects at many brownfield properties slated for redevelopment in 2008 and 2009 have been postponed...
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Photo of Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Courtesy of Belvoir Engineers, Flickr CCDec 14, 2009Editor's Note: Alex Wallace is an on-call GIS (Geographic Information Systems) support staff member for Parametrix. He recently attended the APA conference in...
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Photo Courtesy of PhotoDXpeditionsDec 4, 2009Editor's Note: Tent cities continue to be a hot topic in the Puget Sound Region. Recently,...
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Photo Courtesy of SYGWNov 25, 2009Northwest Hub and its sponsors hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and that despite these rough economic times we are all able to focus on the blessings we each have in our lives....
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Photo of Kent Station at Night Courtesy of camknows, Flickr ccNov 19, 2009In 1995, the Washington State Legislature authorized SEPA review of “planned actions.” The planned action review process authorizes local governments planning under the Growth Management Act to...
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Photo Courtesy of Hui-Hui's BlogNov 17, 2009Editor's Note: HistoryLink.org, one of our contributing partners, originally published this piece on January 6, 1999. As mentioned in today's News Post, the Seattle City Council's...
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A plane departing from Sea-Tac's new third runway. Photo courtesy of North Bend Eric, Flick ccNov 10, 2009Editor's Note: HistoryLink.org, one of our contributing partners, ...
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Volunteer Park, 1909, photo courtesy of Seattle Municpal ArchivesNov 9, 2009Editor's Note: HistoryLink.org, one of our contributing partners, ...
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Welder Bob Richards secures the pachyderm's feet, photo by Pete BuckNov 6, 2009Recently, the iconic life-sized elephant that has been perched above the longstanding Aurora Flower Shop at 8800 Aurora Avenue North was refurbished and reinstalled by the new property owner,...
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Downtown Vancouver, photo by Road Fun, Flickr ccNov 5, 2009While Vancouver B.C. is being transformed for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the City is also preparing for an even larger transformation in coming years. Vancouver recently set a goal to...
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Candidates Will Hall and Shari Tracey celebrate with Keith McGlashan. Photo by Peter BuckNov 4, 2009The citizens of Shoreline yesterday appear to have elected three new members to its City Council: Christopher Roberts, Will Hall and Shari Tracey. A fourth candidate, unopposed incumbent Keith...
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Seattle Townhouse, by Penseroso, Flickr ccNov 3, 2009COMMENTARY—The act of zoning an entire city is a necessary but inherently arrogant undertaking. It works on the premise that a relatively small group of individuals can decide the appropriate...
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Jakarta, Indonesia, Photo by Ahron de Leeuw, Flickr CCNov 2, 2009This article, which has been condensed by the Northwest Hub team, was originally published in FuturArc (2nd Quarter, 2009). ...
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Burien Town Square, photo by a boy and his bike, flickr ccOct 30, 2009INDUSTRY VOICES—The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) is an informational process designed to ensure that local governments fully consider the environmental consequences of projects and plans...
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Mark Twain, photo by Yumievriwan, flickr ccOct 29, 2009A journalist in 1897 believed Mark Twain was near death. Actually, it was his cousin. Twain responded: “The report of my death is an exaggeration.” This has similarly happened with Northwest...
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