Exploring Seattle’s Festival Streets
Recently, the City of Seattle released the final draft of the Crown Hill Urban Village Action Plan in which a pedestrian loop is proposed...
Sunday Video: Changing Geography Of Poverty
Elizabeth Kneebone, a fellow of the Brookings Institution, talks about the geography of poverty in America.
https://youtu.be/9PnHhUBZAVk
Is the Progressive Media Landscape in Seattle Drying Up?
Crosscut's opinion section is dead, the publication's new executive editor M. David Lee III announced last week. The move will deprive Seattle of another...
The View from Nathan’s Bus: Our Fall of Discontent
The world was ending, or so we thought. The malaise people forgot previously existed was once again upon us, a new and bodied thing,...
In Wallingford, Vision and Memory, Luck and Loss
The “Visions of Wallingford” project poses a question: “How does a neighborhood learn?”
It’s one that strikes me as both fascinating and important.
It’s important because...
Public Meetings Privilege Housing Opponents — Here’s How to Fix It
The way cities conduct public outreach and local elections stacks the deck against homebuilding, tenants, and people of color, research shows. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Protected Bike Lanes Guard Cyclists from Pollution
As a relatively new cyclist and resident of South Seattle, the recent The Urbanist piece about the downgrading of protected bike lanes frustrated me. The...
I Don’t Know What a Trolley is, Part I
We're sitting at Third and Seneca northbound on the 3, a trolley bus. The passenger in front asks me what my favorite routes are.
"I...