Civics and Culture

Midweek Video: The Case for Federal Transit Operations Support

https://vimeo.com/504477662 It this short video, TransitCenter highlights the inequity of America’s public transportation systems both in term of social and environmental justice. TransitCenter argues that...

Seattle Invites Tech Community to ‘Hack’ Transportation

  The City of Seattle and Commute Seattle launched a "Hack the Commute" project on Tuesday, bringing together partner agencies and local technology companies to...

Meetup Video: June 2021 with Lorena González

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfnwcpmTDpQ Seattle City Council President M. Lorena González was first elected to her citywide seat in 2015. This year, she is running for Mayor. In this...

Redmond Summer Reading Program: Meet the Author (Video)

Just a quick video for today, this time my reflections on why my book, The Lines that Make Us, is what it is, what...

Short-Term Rental Regulations Take Shape Ahead of Big Vote

A final regulatory bill for short-term vacation rentals in Seattle may be passed by end of year ending a two-year process of policy formulation....

A Unique Map Series for Seattle

If you're into maps and data as much as we are, you'll probably love this new series of maps made by the National Trust for...

Red May: Dedicating A Month To Radical Left Thinking

Philip Wohlstetter has been stirring the pot in Seattle for quite some time. In the 1980s Wohlstetter helped launch Invisible Seattle, an artist-led effort to redefine...

Midweek Video: The Smashing Success of NYC’s 14th Street Busway

https://vimeo.com/371882620 New York City recently opened a busway on 14th Street in Manhattan, which now provides faster service for riders crosstown and has improved the...