smart growth
The Hotel Room That Saved Some Trees
Submitted by Bill Fulton on 7 February 2010 - 10:19pmLast Wednesday afternoon, I arrived in Seattle and checked into a room on the 16th floor of the Hyatt At Olive 8 hotel and began preparing to moderate a panel the next day on transferrable development rights programs. The hotel was brand-new and less than a block from the convention center. It was comfortable and cool, the first LEED certified hotel in Seattle. Little did I realize that the very room I was staying in existed because of the King County transfer of development rights program I was there to discuss.
Are Federal Agencies Finally On The Same Page?
Submitted by Bill Fulton on 7 February 2010 - 3:02pmThere's an old joke that what the locals fear more than a federal government in disarray is a federal government that has its act together. Well, now the joke's being put to the test.
