Putting on the Doggerel: The curtain parts, a hush falls on the crowd, and stepping center stage are businessmen, dancing the intricate "Shuffle Off to Oklahoma City" with their lawyers as partners...
What do Paul Allen, a gray whale, and the Washington State Ferries have in common? They all displace a lot of water. Or two of them are running out of gas, and one of them is all gas. You decide.
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...