Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: What Is The ‘Correct’ Speed Limit?

Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes dives into why lower speeds limits are good society and what the best speed limits are for cities....
A box of carrots and other produce with rows of plantings in the background.

Urbanism 101: How Urban Agriculture Can Boost Food Security

Producing food locally boosts food security and self-sufficiency, especially in urban areas. Beacon Food Forest and Tilth Alliance are advancing urban agriculture in Seattle, joining an international trend.

Columbia City Group Pushes for ‘Town Square’ Festival Street

Following the successful implementation of a pandemic-prompted street patio in Columbia City, a group of community members formed Friends of Ferdinand Festival Street and are trying to find a way to make it permanent.
Kayaks beached among the driftwood along the Duwamish River

Community Development Counters Eco-Gentrification from Duwamish Valley Cleanup

The Duwamish River is a contaminated Superfund site, but cleanup is underway. Advocates are pushing for community development and affordable housing to reduce displacement as the Duwamish Valley becomes more attractive.
The Bellevue transit center is ringed by towers and a construction project adding another.

An Urbanist Guide of Things to Do in Downtown Bellevue

If you're detraining at Downtown Bellevue Station and looking for entertainment and sustenance beyond malls and without burning a crater in your wallet at...

Sunday Video: The 2 Line (East Link) Is Officially Open (Partially)

On Saturday, the new Link 2 Line officially opened between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology Stations to much fanfare. Best Side Cycling captured the...
A bike whizzes by on Greenwood Avenue with a brick building in the background

Phinney Ridge Apartment Complex Pioneers Unique Communal Model

Delivering 35 new family-sized homes, Shared Roof features a unique financing model catering to a range of incomes, built-in community, and hip cafes spilling into a public courtyard. Is the model replicable? The developer thinks so.

Sunday Video: All The Ways Car Dependency Make Things Worse

Ray Delahanty of CityNerd goes through a litany of reasons why car dependency makes American society worse off from public health and environmental quality...