Articles by Amber Cortes

Amber Cortes is a former Grist fellow, radio producer, and a digital media grad student at the University of Washington. Follow her on Twitter.

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Cities to suburbs: Where’s the transit love? Suburbs to cities: Where’s the bus?

After suburban voters torpedoed a tax to fund bus service in the Seattle Metro area, transit activists grapple with the sad reality: Maybe the ‘burbs just weren’t designed for buses.

Amber Cortes Cities
5 exciting new ways New York can deal with storm surges and rising seas

The competition Rebuild By Design challenges designers to reimagine flood solutions in and around New York.

Amber Cortes Cities
Hemp is having its moment. Meet the miracle plant’s biggest champion

In a new book, Doug Fine argues hemp is the key to a food and energy revolution.

Amber Cortes Technology
Broccoli City: Where hip-hop meets green living

Broccoli City Festival founder Brandon McEachern wants hip, multiculti urbanites to help spread the green gospel.

Amber Cortes Culture