Yearly Archives: 2014
Is Seattle Really Committed to Fossil Fuel Divestment?
The environmental group 350.org is pushing the “Fossil Free” divestment campaign to get educational and religious institutions, city and state governments, and other institutions...
East Link Open Houses
During the month of February, Sound Transit held two open houses about East Link Light Rail project. The first open house discussed the South...
Seattle Neighourhoods: Not Just for Single-Family Homes
Look around a residential neighbourhood in a typical American city, and you will see an ocean of single-family detached homes. There is a myth...
Waterfront Week
Bertha may be dead in the water, but the Seattle Waterfront is moving full steam ahead. Construction work on the Elliott Bay Seawall is...
Things I’ve Learned From the 358
"Are you righteous? Kind? Does your confidence lie in this? Are you loved by all? Know that I was, too. Do you imagine your...
Exploding Oil Trains Currently Run Through Downtown Seattle
Two months ago in Casselton, North Dakota, a train carrying crude oil from the Bakken oil fields hit a derailed soybean train on the...
Why Tech Workers Should Care About Housing Issues
Technology industry workers are not apathetic. The industry is known for its passionate defense of civil liberties, the unprecedented scope of the philanthropy of...
How Does Sound Transit Expand?
Sound Transit, the regional transit agency that builds Link and Sounder rail services and operates a lot of our express buses, is currently updating...