en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved editor@sightline.org ask_us@sightline.org Most recent Sustainable Living headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://rss.sightline.org/logo.gif http://daily.sightline.org 427 69 Cohousing -- "intentional" living communities where residents occupy their own houses or condo units but otherwise share everything from potlucks to P-Patch duty with neighbors -- is resurfacing in metro Seattle for the first time in more than a decade. http://www.publicola.net/2010/03/18/cohousing-trend-hits-seattle/ Sprawl & Transportation Sustainable Living Washington 03/18/2010 Publicola Vancouver is moving ahead with plans to make the city greener by installing beehives on the roof of city hall. http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Beehives+placed+atop+city+hall/2699482/story.html Environment Food & Farms Sustainable Living British Columbia 03/19/2010 Vancouver Sun Over the past two decades, Seattle has been inundated by a wave of poorly designed cookie-cutter town-house development. Known commonly as "Four Packs," these buildings have been a blight on our city. Now Seattle is considering changes to its zoning code. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2011382641_guest19neiman.html?syndication=rss Sprawl & Transportation Sustainable Living Washington 03/18/2010 Seattle Times Kamloops will soon join the ranks of most BC cities by installing water meters in every home. The city says the installations could get people to conserve enough water to eliminate or defer $24 million worth of capital projects over a decade. http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/88255047.html Environment Sustainable Living Water British Columbia 03/17/2010 BC Local News Bicycle boulevards save lives. Bioswales protect our environment. Both make Portland's neighborhoods safer, cleaner, and greener, says Portland Mayor Sam Adams. http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/03/green_streets_and_bike_bouleva.html Sprawl & Transportation Sustainable Living Water Oregon 03/17/2010 Oregonian The nature of man is to form clusters and villages. In any big city, these villages will appear if they're allowed to. Residential. Restaurants. Retail. Everything you need. Sometimes city leaders just need to get out of the way. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf/2010/03/a_handful_of_aces_on_portlands.html Sprawl & Transportation Sustainable Living Oregon 03/17/2010 Oregonian Having a lush, sprawling, Martha Stewart-esque garden is not realistic for most city dwellers, but growing "urban edibles" is well within the reach of most people. http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/03/17/edibles-garden-growing.html?ref=rss Environment Food & Farms Sustainable Living 03/17/2010 CBC BC Portland, say hello to biweekly trash pickup and a food composting pail under every sink. The City Council Wednesday gave the go-ahead to a new curbside food composting pilot project, with test neighborhoods to be named next month. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/03/portland_rolls_out_curbside_fo.html Food & Farms Sustainable Living Oregon 03/17/2010 Oregonian The Portland City Council voted today to spend $20 million in sewer contract savings to help build new bike lanes. The vote was unanimous, despite grumbling from the public. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/03/portland_city_council_happily.html Environment Pollution & Toxics Sprawl & Transportation Sustainable Living Water Oregon 03/17/2010 Oregonian