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Civics and Culture

Midweek Video: Lid I-5

Late last month, our own Scott Bonjukian participated in Capitol Hill Housing's annual community forum, called Gearshift 2016, to present the concept of freeway lids...

“Sheeeeeeyyiitt”: Strategies For Day Or Night

"Hey guys," I called out. This was a trio of folks about my age, milling about the Men's Shelter a bit after ten PM. In...

Sunday Video: Moving Kiruna

Kiruna, a Swedish town of 18,000 people 200 kilometers above the Arctic Circle, is in the process of relocating itself three kilometers east due...

Leaving Small Talk Behind

"How's life," he asked. I appreciated the phrasing, which felt more genuine than other versions of the same query. It set a specific tone:...

The Man Game And How To Beat It

For the sake of illustration, this is a monologue I wrote years ago. It was included as part of a piece in my 2013 solo...

Intersectionality And Urbanism

I met a woman at the City Council hearing about safety for people who bike yesterday that told me she went to a meeting...

Sunday Video: New Area Code (564) Instructions

For years, the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission has tried to conserve phone number batches within the (206), (253), (360), and (425) area...

4510: Thoughts Against Death

I stood by the farebox, toggling the switches as the wheelchair ramp slowly came to life. It took an extra second. To the folks...