The Learning Gap Between Seattle and its Schools
As of Thursday, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) had six days of school and six days of late school buses. It's a local impact of...
Action Alert: Build the Center City Connector Streetcar
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has put a pause on construction of Center City Connector (CCC): The only high capacity transit project planned within downtown...
With Sarcasm, and Dignity
"Geezer program?! You're what, fifty? You're a young guy, man. Don't you know sixty's the new forty?"
John and I continue our conversation. We're passing...
Sunday Video: Give Amtrak Cascades The Upgrade It Deserves
High-speed rail as in investment in Cascadia remains a popular policy idea, but Reece Martin of RMTransit makes the case for prioritizing higher-speed rail upgrades to Amtrak Cascades.
Let’s Hear it for Rats
Conversations from the middle of the night:
A man, asking the woman with her arm in a sling:
"Is that a mouse?"
She manages to be old,...
Sunday Video: How Did Planners Design Soviet Cities?
https://youtu.be/JGVBv7svKLo
Regardless of how you feel about Russian communism, Soviet planners were very consistent in their approach to developing cities and building communities. Across different...
Sunday Video: The History of Redlining in Seattle
https://youtu.be/mBQE5rrWDfA
KCTS9 has a very short video on the history of redlining in Seattle and the long-lasting impacts of the practise.
It’s Not Easy Being Green
bike polo. Attributed to: Sean Munson - license - original
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, moving...








