Civics and Culture

Nominate Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2018

It's time to submit nominations for what has become an annual tradition to determine the worst intersection in Seattle. Consider the intersection you hate to...

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...

Nathan on TV

If you’ve watched this already there’s no need to rewatch, but I’d be remiss not to share a few words on the change. Diane...

Neighbors Call Shenanigans on Wallingford Community Council’s “Democratic” Process

Last year members of the Wallingford Community Council (WCC) threw a mock funeral for the "neighborhood voice" at the Seattle Office of Planning and...

A Streetfight in Ballard for Safe Routes to School

Saint Alphonsus Parish and School in Ballard has a tiny streetfight on its hands. It happens almost daily and hasn't attracted much attention--possibly because...

Why I Love the 7, and Why I’m Not Driving It

"I heard you're off the 7." Somehow the secret's gotten out. I wasn't going to say anything here, because I have over a year's worth...

New Housing, Mediocre Design Approved in Little Saigon

On April 10th, a building proposed in Little Saigon was approved by the Southeast Design Review Board. It will occupy a 51,402 square foot site on...

Sunday Video: 24 Hours In Rotterdam

https://vimeo.com/246188042 In this video, locals and city officials from Rotterdam explain how the city center has had an intentional urban renaissance by increasing residential densities,...