From top: The view east across Lake Washington from Seattle at Interstate 90 (right), with Bellevue in the distance (upper left); Foster Island in the Arboretum; and the view looking up Sammamish...
In recent years, Vancouver, B.C., has provided Seattleites with eco-friendly examples of sustainable, compact communities. As recently as the 1990s, Vancouver's walkable neighborhoods accounted for 67...