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Civics and Culture

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...
Time Square is a good place to avoid pandemic or no. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Don’t Blame Density for Pandemics

If you're a newspaper columnist or governor of New York, a pandemic is a great time to trot out medieval myths, repackage them like...

West Seattle Bridge Closes for Emergency Repair Work as Governor Issues Stay at Home...

The West Seattle Bridge is closed until further notice. Mayor Jenny Durkan said the bridge "cannot safely support vehicular traffic at this time" at...

Now Is the Time to Re-Read Jane Jacobs Backwards

My copy of Jane Jacobs’ The Death and Life of Great American Cities is dog eared and marked up. There are little arrows on...

Opinion: Nathan on Lockdowns

I like people. I really do. As a child I liked animals, like all children, but when I eventually discovered people I knew I...

Sunday Video: What Are The Rules Of Social Distancing?

https://youtu.be/h9d86ocFlxE A social epidemiologist explains to Vox the parameters of effective social distancing are in the era of COVID-19 while also being mindful of how...