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Civics and Culture

Most Seattleites Live in ‘Childcare Deserts,’ and Seattle Council Wants to Change That

About 2.3 million Americans live in food deserts, places where people lack access to affordable, healthy foods options, but did you know millions more Americans...

Remedying Our Cities Amidst a Crisis

The city as we know it is collapsing. The virus is forcing us to reckon with the depletion of the buildings that comprise the...

Puget Sound Transit Agencies Are Bringing Back Fares and Adding Service

Puget Sound transit agencies are beginning to restore service and fare payment is returning on some services. Pierce Transit and Sound Transit have released...

Sunday Video: How To Design A Great Street

https://youtu.be/xov7Ao_fPwQ Europe is awash in great streets. But what makes them so great? And what can other cities learn from these streets?

Talking it Out, Together

He was talking about his dog. After rush hour and after sunset, there is time for dog conversations. “I don't let people pet them though,”...

King County Urges Residents to Wear Face Coverings in Public, Pledges to Provide 115,000...

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, people have watched the world around them transform in unexpected ways, but for many Americans the sudden...
People walk and roll across the street in the rain with a car in the background."This system is broken for us already. We want change. We want a different and a re-imagined transportation system," was the caption I wrote for my presentation. (Photo by David Seater)

The System Is Broken for Us Already

For the last hundred years, oil companies, car companies, airlines, global hotel brands, and the tourism industry have sold us travel as the ultimate...

Sunday Video: Why We’re Seeing Mass Layoffs in the US But Not the UK

https://youtu.be/HaraFkhonFo Vox explains why the United States is seeing employment plummet amidst the pandemic while the United Kingdom has not experienced the same level of...