Civics and Culture

Serendipitous

"Redden, or Renton, or something. Northern." I know what these guys are talking about. I practically yelped out the answer: "Redding, California!" "That's it!" "The halfway point...

Public Restrooms Are An Urban Necessity

Written by Seattle Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and Alberta Bleck, Community Relations Liaison to District 7. One thing we share as residents of this city is...

Event: Microhousing Walking Tour With Seattle YIMBYs

This Sunday (December 4th) there will be a U District walking tour of microhousing with Seattle YIMBYs from 10am to 1pm. The tour kicks...

You Are The Machine That Kills Fascism

We urbanists love cities. We spend a lot of time studying them, reading about them, writing about them, and savoring them in our own...

Event: Community Ownership For Resiliency

Mayor Ed Murray signed an executive order last week affirming Seattle's commitment to welcoming city policies. Folks long at the center of oppressive systems...

Reparations On The Night Bus

It's a system of peaks and valleys, life is. At this moment, somewhere last year, I was in a valley. You know the feeling,...

Renaissance

I'm parked at the terminal, standing by my bus in Rainier Beach as I work on a Richard Wright novel. Ah, literature. A cry...

Seattle Subway: Get Involved

Seattle Subway is an organization that was born out of frustration. We were frustrated with the glacial pace of transit progress and past compromises...