Civics and Culture

A group shot of more than 50 campaign supporters for Yes on Prop 1 holding signs.

Op-Ed: Renew Democracy Vouchers, Vote Yes on Seattle Prop 1

It is vital that Seattleites vote yes on Proposition 1 in the August 5 primary to renew the democracy voucher program for another 10 years. Here's Jazmine Smith's case for why.

The New Normal

  This guy's smiling, let me tell you. I thought I smiled a lot. He walks up at Pine southbound, first stop on the 7,...

Sunday Video: How To Design Streets For Everyone

https://youtu.be/8mh-GTlvf0w Dave Amos talks about how the principle of universal design as applied to street design can make streets better for all users.

ICYMI: Mayor Ed Murray Calls For Inclusive Community Engagement

Changes are on the way for community engagement at all levels of governance in Seattle. Yesterday, Mayor Ed Murray issued an Executive Order 2016-06 to...

Sunday Video: Are Urban Growth Boundaries Effective or Worthless?

City Beautiful explores the wonky planning topic of urban growth boundaries primarily through the lens of Oregon, but Washington does make it into the...

Sunday Video: Transit Is Still The Future

With pandemic and explosion in work from home, many have started to question what the future of transit is, especially as the promise of...

Picker’s Remorse

Read more stories from the bus at nathanvass.com. "Whuhjjoo pick?" What'd you pick? It's the question we operators all ask each other, right after "Pick-" that thrice-yearly...

Help Bring Seattle Home!

The annual Point In Time Count numbers came out yesterday. 12,112 people experiencing homelessness were counted countywide, a 4 percent increase from last year....