Futurism: Did They Get It Right?
We're all familiar with vintage cartoons like The Jetsons (Orbit City) and Batman (Gotham City) that depict an urban futurism that seems, now, all too unlikely — at...
Where I Belong
As you may know, I've been taking a break from the 7/49 for art-time-school reasons detailed here, instead driving suburban routes in North King...
Sunday Video: Vancouver Dad On Raising Five Free-Range Kids In City Apartment
https://youtu.be/skaoQy04EjU
This short documentary takes a look at the lives of a father and his five kids living in a smallish central Vancouver tower condominium...
Liveable Kirkland Presents History of Exclusion Talk on December 2
Do you wonder how the Kirkland-of-today came to be?
In 2017, Richard Rothstein’s riveting book, The Color of Law, documented how the continuing segregation of...
Sunday Video: Why Are There So Many Strip Malls?
https://youtu.be/5yIswZLu_cY
Dave Amos walks through the history of strip malls, how they are designed, and how they are being adapted.
Toilet Deserts Remain Despite Sound Transit’s Renewed Restroom Policy
More passenger restrooms are ahead in Sound Transit's ever-growing system. However, a recommended policy update would discourage them from becoming a universal and easily...
Midweek Video: Why Amsterdam Has No Garbage Day
Amsterdam's approach to waste and recycle collection differs greatly from the North American one. Not Just Bikes shows how waste and recycle is collected...
Sunday Video: Free-Floating Bike Share Parking 101
The Seattle Department of Transportation offers some important guidance on where and where not park private bikeshare bikes on sidewalks.
https://youtu.be/R65TwEqEOHk