Fun was had by all!

Flood-prone areas (even if they flood once in a generation) are, as @alexsteffen.bsky.social says, brittle. What if we rigorously provided warning systems for already-developed brittle areas, and then discouraged new development, letting them depopulate through attrition and lack of insurability?

Doing housing policy on the State or Province (or Territory!) level allows consistency across jurisdictions and wider, faster adoption, and bypasses potential local NIMBY delay and obstruction. We have a core of amazing legislators in WA who are really making things happen.

My hope is that this bill gets used as a template across North America! I’ve been working on this since 2019, back when I was with Built Green and proposed a less ambitious version to City of Seattle. More and link to the legislation here: www.linkedin.com/posts/robhar...

I saw that. I wonder what drove their vote.

An interim biophilic solution that reduces the toxins in runoff is fantastic and necessary. We barely understand the web of interdependencies of which salmon are a major and critical part. #salmon-safe is safe for all. 2/