Civics and Culture

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...

Bravado

We talked about all manner of things. Charles went by Leonard too, interchangeably, though I never learned the reason why; a middle and a first...

Will the Pandemic Mark a Turning Point for Safer Streets in Seattle?

Across the world cities are taking bold measures to make it safer to walk and bike for transportation during the COVID-19 epidemic and beyond....

The Despair and Triumph of Mayor Durkan’s Virtual Town Hall

Two things were missing from Thursday evening’s virtual North Seattle Community Needs Town Hall with Mayor Jenny Durkan. There was no aggressive timeline for...