Charles R. Wolfe
Charles R. Wolfe is an attorney in Seattle, where he focuses on land use and environmental law and permitting, including the use of innovative land use regulatory tools and sustainable development techniques.
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The Dynamic Potential of Urbanism Without Effort
Before applying any prescription, we need to first isolate spontaneous and latent examples of successful urban land use.
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9 Lessons From Iceland for Building Better Places
Colorful buildings, monuments that blend, and exciting waterfronts.
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What the Urban Coyote Can Teach Us About Nature in Cities
The challenge of reprogramming our urban spaces.
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What We Can Learn About Walkability From Looking at Pictures
Images of Seattle and Barcelona offer fresh insight into the way pedestrians interact with the built environment.
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Picturing 10 Urban Qualities Every City Should Have
Wood-framed storefronts, natural-seeming water features, commercial porches and more.
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The Quest to Make Regulatory Reform Work in Seattle
The city's downtown redevelopment may be receiving plaudits, but there's still more work to be done.
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Telling a City's Story Through Sound
New efforts to document soundscapes, past and present.
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The Sandwich Board Makes a Comeback
Often banned by municipalities for safety reasons, simple A-frame sidewalk signs should be allowed to return, within reason.
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What We Can Learn From Urban Nostalgia
Artifacts from the past can teach us a lot about walkable, transit-oriented spaces.
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What the History of Diocletian's Palace Can Teach Us About Adaptive Reuse
The 2,000-year-old Croatian fort holds innumerable lessons for today's urbanists.
