Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: Why Did Cities Build Downtown Malls?

https://youtu.be/PFG90WI8wI4 Dave Amos explores the history and life of downtown malls in North America. He points out their pitfalls and what alternatives may be better...
Tim Burgess is a bald white man with glasses dressed in a dark suit and yellow tie.

Appeal Denied: Compassion Seattle’s Charter Amendment is Dead

CA 29 is over, but the debate over how to end homelessness is not A three-judge panel from the Washington State Court of Appeals has...
The Richmond Night Market

Regular Night Markets Are a Natural Addition to Seattle

With over a year of Stay Healthy Streets and Café Streets, Seattleites have become accustomed and even approving of the pedestrianization and expanded use...

Sunday Video: How The US Made Affordable Homes Illegal

https://youtu.be/0Flsg_mzG-M Vox digs deep into why American housing is so expensive, which runs the gamut from exclusionary zoning practices to a history of redlining.

Midweek Video: E-Bikes Could Change Cities Forever

https://youtu.be/IJkzX6sy6sE Dave Amos looks at how e-bikes, which are useful at mid distances, are catching on and could change the way people get around in...

Compassion Seattle Fires Back as Charter Amendment Faces Second Lawsuit

Seattle voters wait for a judicial decision that will determine if the controversial city charter amendment critics call an unfunded mandate masquerading as a...

Sunday Video: What’s The Impact of Noise on Us?

https://youtu.be/qryWWGP0kKs Vox takes a deep dive into noise and its effects on humans. As the video shows, much of the noise people experience in their...

The View From Nathan’s Bus: Release

On the 75. Recently a woman yelled up toward me, "there's a guy smoking crack in the back of the bus! Tell him to get...