Op-Ed: Why Kitsap County Can't Stop Sprawling
Community News • January 8, 2026
Author Travis Merrigan of The Urbanist explores the history of Kitsap's development plans over recent decades and highlights failures to prevent suburban sprawl.
In this op-ed piece Merrigan encourages, "It’s not too late for Kitsap County to bend the curve on forest destruction, traffic growth and sprawl, and build the walkable communities that 30 years of Comprehensive Plans have called for. But it must break with the status quo of prioritizing rural subdivisions above concentrated development.”
Kitsap Great Give begins March 1st this year, announces KEC President Onstad. This is your opportunity to Give Where Your Heart Is and help Keep Kitsap Green.
In March, KEC continues the "Stewardship begins at home" series, offering actionable ways to support a healthy ecosystem in your own backyard.
Thank you for your enthusiastic support of the Coalition, our natural world, and the work of protecting it. You all inspire me to remain focused on tangible solutions.
