Civics and Culture

The Joy of Bus Driving: II of II

This is a continuation of a story called "The Joy of Bus Driving Pt 1" . The Kristofferson-John Wayne hybrid mentioned earlier, having long ago finished...

Can Minimalist Painting Keep Its Privileged Position after SAM’s Figuring History Exhibit?

One of the gifts of living in a large city is the presence of well-endowed cultural institutions. Sitting next to our theater companies, the...

Recharge The Battery Advocates Back with New Promenade Vision

In late March, the Seattle City Council voted to turn the Battery Street Tunnel into a modern-day urban landfill. Many local community groups and...

Sunday Video: Link Light Rail Maintenance

https://youtu.be/FWTynkrnE8s Sound Transit goes behind the scenes to show the people who keep Link light rail trains running seven days a week. The video also...

Nathan Converses with His Colleagues: VI

He was showing me his app. I saw a series of vertical green bars laid across an X-axis. Our shifts now concluded, after an evening...

Is Seattle’s Climate Action Plan A Plan Of Inaction?

On Wednesday, Mayor Jenny Durkan reaffirmed Seattle’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, and unveiled the climate mitigation plan, Seattle Climate Action. She promised to...

Action Alert: Build the Center City Connector Streetcar

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has put a pause on construction of Center City Connector (CCC): The only high capacity transit project planned within downtown...

Tour the Future University of Washington with The Urbanist on April 14th!

Please join us on our first tour of the season where we will learn about the future of the University of Washington! Over the...