Civics and Culture

Midweek Video: Sound Transit’s New Trains to More Places

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YImjvDFOt-E Sound Transit has rolled out new Series 2 (Siemens S700) light rail trains. The agency showcases the features of their new trains that will...

Pedal, Stretch, Pastries: Book Event with Kelli Refer

Celebrate bike month with Kelli Refer, author of "Pedal, Stretch, Breathe: The Yoga of Bicycling," on Saturday, June 18th, 11am-12:30pm. The event will include...

Join For “Ballard: A Walk Through Time” On October 15th

Ballard is home to scores of new mixed-use projects in the planning and development stages and is also one of Seattle’s most historic districts....
A bike whizzes by on Greenwood Avenue with a brick building in the background

Phinney Ridge Apartment Complex Pioneers Unique Communal Model

Delivering 35 new family-sized homes, Shared Roof features a unique financing model catering to a range of incomes, built-in community, and hip cafes spilling into a public courtyard. Is the model replicable? The developer thinks so.

Angels on Second Avenue

  In that doorway, over there on Second South, is where a woman goes at night. She injects and imbibes various assortments of drugs as...

Midweek Video: Why It’s So Hard To Get Unemployment Benefits

https://youtu.be/ualUPur6iks The American unemployment system is not universal in its design. How did we get to where we are and why are some systems designed...

Reasons I Continue to Drive Buses

"A familiar face came into focus amongst the crowd. There she was: a middle-aged Vietnamese woman I've seen only a few times in as...

Sunday Video: Busiest Dutch Bicycle Path

https://youtu.be/2RQrKP9a0XE Utrecht gets to claim its Vrendenburg street as the busiest bicycle path in the Netherlands. The street provides a primary path to the city...