As local planners tackle projects such as the 520 bridge and Alaskan Way Viaduct, they shouldn't forsake attractive design, along the lines of the Roman aqueducts and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
We're desperate for jobs, so why not put people to work fixing America's decaying infrastructure?
W. Edward Demings' methods transformed the ideologies of many global corporations, including Boeing and Ford. King County is using his principles, too.
A book by UW professors offers smarter ways to treat the rivers around which we have built civilization. Following their ideas might help assure our civilization, in a future where we work better with nature at less cost.
