Civics and Culture

Unico Announces 3,000 Homes and Sounders FC Practice Complex at Renton’s Longacres Site

In December, Unico Properties purchased the 158-acre Longacres property in Renton from Boeing for $100 million. This month plans are emerging that would put...

Sunday Video: Is There A Future In 3-D Printing of Buses?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcZxwTAVEM Bloomberg QuickTake looks at a company that is using 3-D printing to tool all sorts of vehicles, including mini-buses. Could this be a significant...

Sunday Video: How Cohousing Can Make Us Happier (And Live Longer)

Grace Kim, a cohousing expert, explains that cohousing could help create social cohesion for many people and ultimately make them happier.
A traditional in-person board of directors public meeting. (Joe A. Kunzler Photo, AvgeekJoe Productions)

Keep Remote Meetings for Accessibility after Quarantine Ends

As disabled public transit advocates, we find Covid-19 has made transit board meetings increasingly accessible from the comfort of home--but only for now. For...

5,485: One Night Unsheltered Count Reaches New High

The results of the annual One Night Count, which was conduced on January 27th, have finally been released and they show homelessness at an...
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...

Friends and Strangers and Friends

The first guy didn't pay, but talked. “How's it going,” I asked.  “Fine, how are you,” he said. “Really good!” The second guy, behind...
An outdoor café

Smart Planning Has Made La Rochelle a Paradise for Walking and Biking

Situated on the central west coast of France, La Rochelle is one of the country's most popular domestic tourist destinations because of its proximity...