Civics and Culture

Reminder: Vote “FOR” the Seattle Metropolitan Park District

A few weeks ago, we ran a guest article by Michael Maddux in support of Proposition 1--the measure to fully fund park maintenance and...

The Mighty Midnight Bus Barbecue

They looked like a lively bunch—a gregarious crew of five in their twenties, two girls with a stroller and a trio of boisterous boys...

CNU Kicks Off National Conference In Seattle

The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is hosting its national conference in Seattle this year and its kickoff event tonight is free and open...

Sunday Video: The Rise Of The Stadium District

https://youtu.be/zczyEkkjvZk Dave Amos at City Beautiful takes a look at the newish stadium district trend that pairs new arenas and stadiums with mixed-used, urban development....

Street Signs: Identity Of The International District

Boosters of the International District have put a lot of work into branding the district's distinct Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese cultural identities. Over the years,...

URBANIST G.O.R.E. 2023!

Once again at the darkest part of the year, we gather in the spirit of Krampus, the Christmas demon who takes bad children into...
Time Square is a good place to avoid pandemic or no. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Don’t Blame Density for Pandemics

If you're a newspaper columnist or governor of New York, a pandemic is a great time to trot out medieval myths, repackage them like...

The Joy of Bus Driving: II of II

This is a continuation of a story called "The Joy of Bus Driving Pt 1" . The Kristofferson-John Wayne hybrid mentioned earlier, having long ago finished...