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Civics and Culture

Folks walk the beach as the Washington State ferry comes in. Cars wait on the dock.

Policy Lab: We Want Bread, and Paid Vacation Too!

Most advanced nations mandate at least 20 working days of paid vacation per year, but not the United States. Here's why we should change that.

Sunday Video: Creating Functional Streets for Livable Cities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX8zZdLw7cs Bicycle Culture by Design from TEDx Talks on YouTube. Mikael Colville-Andersen of Copenhagenize Design Co. gives us a brief history of our streets and suggests how we can...

Meetup Video: May 2021 with Sam Assefa

https://youtu.be/sagR5Hd6i-4 Sam Assefa joined for the May meetup as out guest speaker. Assefa formerly served as Director of the Seattle Office of Planning and Community...

Tofu Spring Rolls, Comfort Stations, and Deep Breaths

  I rushed in, looking for the cheap stuff. My shift (or "piece") was about to start, and I needed food. This was unusual. I...

The View From Nathan’s Bus: Of Dogs and Men

Look at the two of them swaggering onboard, one man tall and the other short, their arhythmic head-bobbing, shoulder-swagging, pimp-rolling gait living out as...

Nathan the Half-Dead Zombie Vampire

I have this tendency to turn up my nose at flu shots. We all think we're unstoppable when we're younger, and while I long...
The Bellevue transit center is ringed by towers and a construction project adding another.

An Urbanist Guide of Things to Do in Downtown Bellevue

If you're detraining at Downtown Bellevue Station and looking for entertainment and sustenance beyond malls and without burning a crater in your wallet at...

Why I Love the 7, and Why I’m Not Driving It

"I heard you're off the 7." Somehow the secret's gotten out. I wasn't going to say anything here, because I have over a year's worth...