Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: How Native Hawaiians Fought The US Navy and Won

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nWZ15JeZnc An island in Hawaiʻi had long been occupied and used by the United States military. But native Hawaiians fought to restore it to the...

Join The Urbanist for PARK(ing) Day in Downtown Seattle

PARK(ing) Day is nearly here! And, we're taking over some parking spaces to create a fun and interactive parklet. We plan to have board...

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...

Sunday Video: How To Fix Our Unreliable Power Grid

https://youtu.be/5igJv_otlKE America’s power grid is increasingly more strained and unreliable as weather patterns and other environmental factors become more threatening. Vox explains how these challenges...

Sunday Video: Shared Spaces in NYC

New York shows what large cities can do with major streets. Near Madison Square Park, New York has transformed Broadway into a shared street...

Radio Segment Online

In case you missed the NPR interview through KNKX, here it is! Just under ten minutes total: Finding Humanity On A Public Bus, by Jennifer...

Surrounded by Friends

  Recently on the 3/4, a young man in a red beanie, huge red sweatshirt, massive gray sweatpants, and oversized basketball shoes boarded with his...

Sunday Video: The Fake Facades of Paris

https://youtu.be/iXSkjw0Kytk In Paris, fake building facades are a surprisingly common urban feature to aesthetically hide certain infrastructure.