Civics and Culture

Back Door Man

A figure slips on through the back door at outbound 12th and Jackson, against the rules. Maybe he's doing it in loving memory of...

Gangsta Phone Etiquette, Deep Breaths & Kindness Rising

It's the urban fashion du jour for how to hold a phone, and it confounds me. You hold your phone, which is not on speakerphone,...

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: December 2020 with Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon

https://youtu.be/cDm218xvp00 If you missed out on our December meetup, you can rewatch it here. We had Representative Joe Fitzgibbon join as a special guest speaker...

Seattle Officials Tout Safety, Mental Health Interventions for New School Year

City and school officials promise a tangible change in safety and student supports when the new school year begins. But they're delivering fewer mental health investments than student groups requested.

Nathan Converses With His Colleagues: About That 65

As in several of the posts in this series (see below), I’m sprawled out on a bus home after a long day working. I’m...

Sunday Video: NYC’s Moynihan Train Hall Opens

https://youtu.be/VvZhTZxGQjY Julian (JBtrainman) takes viewers on a short but comprehensive tour of the new Moynihan Train Hall expansion of New York City’s Penn Station, which...

Public Hearing Tonight On Chinatown-International District Rezone

The area of Chinatown-International District is already zoned for tall buildings, but a new neighborhood zoning proposal could push building heights higher and allow...