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Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: Destruction of the Amazon

https://youtu.be/SAZAKPUQMw0 Why is the Amazon rainforest seeing yet another massive deforestation wave and burning after years of significant falling deforestation rates? And what does that...

They Call Her the Dub

There she is. I'm swaggering onto the 7 at Genessee, like so many youngsters have done on my own bus. Just a humble passenger...
Patrons eat in a new parklet patio at Gracia in Ballard. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Seattle Considers Thinking About One Day Accepting Permits to Maybe Open Streets to Dining

Seattle will permit restaurants and retail shops to open into traffic-less public streets one block at a time. Two months after the idea was...

Midweek Video: Can Miniature Microcars Serve A Niche In Cities?

Miniature microcars are rare in North America, but they're common in Amsterdam and The Netherlands. Jason Slaughter looks into how these cars are more...

Sunday Video: The Most Urbanist Soccer Arenas In North America

It's World Cup season! So maybe it's worth talking stock of American soccer (football) culture. Ray Delahanty at CityNerd takes stock of the top...

Sunday Video: American Segregation, Mapped at Day and Night

https://youtu.be/qaPQN0aW47I It may not come as a surprise, but many American cities are still highly racially segregated, according to Vox. During daytime hours, blending becomes...

Sunday Video: Anthony Howe’s 2016 Rio Olympic Cauldron

Anthony Howe is a local sculptor living on Orcas Island. Originally from Salt Lake City and then a student-turned-professional artist on the East Coast for...

Intersectionality And Urbanism

I met a woman at the City Council hearing about safety for people who bike yesterday that told me she went to a meeting...