Author: haley.hughes
Three Keys to Inclusive Growth
Recently, a jury in Minnesota acquitted the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer, sparking renewed anger over…
Revised Community Revitalization Plan
Executive Summary Arlington and Darrington are small communities in the foothills of the Cascades, located about one hour north of Seattle, and linked inextricably by…
Tacoma’s doing something different on homelessness
Like Seattle, Tacoma has a homelessness problem so severe that city leaders have declared a state of emergency. But the city is taking a different approach…
Seattle is Denser Than 90% of Large U.S. Cities
There’s been a good deal of recent attention to Seattle’s continued growth spurt. The Upshot column in the New York Times points out that we’re also one of…
Oregon equal pay legislation heads to Gov. Brown
Legislation that will ensure women are paid the same rate as men for the same work is headed to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for her…
SR 530 Mudslide: Long Term Recovery Report
On the morning of Saturday, March 22, 2014, a portion of an unstable hill collapsed, causing the most deadly natural landslide in US history. A…
One Tool for Dismantling Structural School Segregation in Seattle: Better Zoning
View Ridge Elementary is one of Seattle’s highest-rated public elementary schools. Eighty-five percent of View Ridge students demonstrate or exceed grade-level proficiency on math and…
The World’s First Floating Light Rail
Seattle already has the world’s longest floating bridge, and next month, it’s going one step further: building the world’s first floating light rail line. The…
Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers
The educational program model is the principle approach Extension uses to deliver on its mission of “taking knowledge to the people.” However, with county-based faculty…
When Disaster Strikes, Extension Responds – WSU Extension Asks Communities, “What do you need?”
“In the world of University Extension where we offer an array of programs designed to meet a community’s needs, it is second nature to be…