Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: UK to Hong Kong by Train

https://youtu.be/G8B1PSimxU0 A British family travels exclusively by train from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong. Along the way, they make stops for a bit of...

Nathan the Half-Dead Zombie Vampire

I have this tendency to turn up my nose at flu shots. We all think we're unstoppable when we're younger, and while I long...

Building the Compassionate City

We shape our cities, and afterwards our cities shape us, to paraphrase Winston Churchill. In this, he eloquently drew a line between the built...

Overpopulation: Sci-Fi Truths and Anti-Growth Fictions

I was walking through North Capitol Hill the other day, when I saw a City of Seattle “proposed land use action” sign, and affixed...

Sunday Video: Three Years of Change in Seattle’s Skyline

https://youtu.be/-2MTiUGvqyE In this short video, three years of urban development and change across South Lake Union, Denny Triangle, Belltown, Queen Anne, and Westlake are captured...

Kevin

I've written before on how people can surprise you with the goodness of their quality. Sometimes it's major, thought-provoking stuff, and other times it's...

Seattle City Council Briefed on Busy Year of Planning Ahead in 2018

On Wednesday, Seattle City Councilmembers convened for the first Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee meeting of the year. While regulatory reform related...

Your Voice, Your Choice 2018 Has Begun

Seattle's Participatory Budgeting program for parks and street projects, Your Voice, Your Choice, is back for its second year, with a funding increase for...