Why do coniferous trees in the Pacific Northwest grow so fast, so large, and live so long?

By Richard Waring, Joe Landsberg / On August 23rd, 2022
When we were growing up, we thought that the only really tall trees in the western U.S. were giant redwoods in northwestern California. It wasn’t until Richard moved to Oregon in the early 1960s that he discovered not only are redwoods exceptionally large, but that all the conifers (e.g., spruces, firs, cedars, hemlocks, and pines) grow taller and can live longer than their relatives elsewhere in the world (see Table 1).

Ditch Cars for Open – and Equal – Streets

By Kyler Geoffroy / On July 11th, 2022
From the Ground Up author Alison Sant writes that car-centric streets are dangerous and perpetuate inequity, but the pandemic has pointed us to ways we can better use our public spaces.
Waves. Photo by Shifaaz Shamoon/Unsplash

Congress Must Fish or Cut Bait on Marine Aquaculture

By Kyler Geoffroy / On July 5th, 2022
The Blue Revolution author Nicholas Sullivan on how leadership from the federal government could help the U.S. develop a more robust marine-aquaculture industry and create jobs in coastal communities. 
Atlanta landscape

Healing from Trauma by Building for Health

By Laurie Mazur / On June 29th, 2022
By investing in people and places, while also changing decision-making processes that have contributed to urban trauma, cities can lead the charge in promoting better health for their citizens and for the planet.

Remembering Alexander Garvin

By Heather M. Boyer / On January 4th, 2022
Alexander Garvin, the author of two Island Press books, died at the close of 2021. His love of cities and optimism about what they could be, did not seem to be diminished by working on some of the most complex urban projects. What Makes a Great City developed from his two-year expedition to answer that question after he was asked by a friend.

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