Monthly Archives: January 2018
Sunday Video: The Genius of the London Tube Map
In this short video, TED Michael Beirut talks about the modern London Tube map. He says that Harry Beck's version brought brilliant simplicity to mapmaking...
What We’re Reading: Climate Hawk
Climate Hawk - David Roberts writes about the difference between being an environmentalist and a climate hawk: "The wealthy developed world, but especially the US...
The Invisible Update
A year and half ago, the sight was a sorry one. A man and his son, the father ribbed in sweat, the coked-out shameless...
Thurston County Transit Funding Bill Could Get State Senate Floor Vote
Thurston County's Intercity Transit could get new funding authority if the Washington State Senate allows a floor vote on a pending bill and sends...
Nashville Contemplates $5.2 Billion Transit Package and Denser Future
People tend to think of country music rather than urbanism when they think of Nashville, but Tennessee's capital is plotting an urban transformation all...
Nearly Six Million Residents in Central Puget Sound By 2050, PSRC...
On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) unveiled new growth projections through 2050. The metropolitan planning organization is projecting 1.8 million more residents...
Help Recharge the Battery Street Tunnel
“Nobody stopped to hear him, though he played so sweet and high. They knew he had never been on their T.V., so they passed...
Tell State Senate to Block $2.3 Billion Cut to Sound Transit...
Luxury car owners rejoiced yesterday as Democrats passed HB 2201, a bill cutting car tab fees, through the Washington State House of Representatives. The biggest...