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Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: Being Our Best Selves During Coronavirus

https://youtu.be/xdw7WEMe9AI In this time when we must be apart at home, how are people coming together to bring the best out of humanity?

Bus Driver Appreciation Day: Coronavirus Style

I write this for my fellow operators; it is they whom I wish to appreciate today, they who deserve the spotlight, more than myself....
West Woodland. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Safe At Home: The Battle to Control the COVID Narrative

One of my favorite webcomics was the short-lived Minus. Beautifully painted, surreal, often touching, there is no place for it on the Internet. It...

Advocates Urge City to Open More Streets to Pedestrians and Cyclists During the COVID-19...

Last week Rainier Valley Greenways and Safe Streets (RVGSS) submitted a letter to the Seattle City Council and Mayor Jenny Durkan requesting that the...

Nathan Talks to NPR and Slate About That Virus

Well, everyone else is talking about it. Here I am trying to be extra diplomatic while still being interesting and truthful. The Slatearticle is derived...

Sunday Video: The Rise Of The Stadium District

https://youtu.be/zczyEkkjvZk Dave Amos at City Beautiful takes a look at the newish stadium district trend that pairs new arenas and stadiums with mixed-used, urban development....

Back Door Man

Every bus driver has experienced this. There are many reasons people disregard the needs of others. Some are cultural, and some personal, ingrained by role...
A dodo on a bike along the industrial waterfront. (Reed Olson)

Riding into the Future

Living In Seattle, I am flooded with calls and texts from loved ones across the continent inquiring if we are OK. It is a...