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Civics and Culture

Holiday Video: Why Britain Is The Center Of The World

https://youtu.be/g52A2CPEi4A When it comes to both time and geographic coordinates, Britain is the benchmark from which both systems are set and their relationship has to...

Sunday Video: Who Pays The Lowest Taxes In The US?

https://youtu.be/kXCGbAv8YPw America may have an income tax, but the national tax structure is not remotely progressive and is weighted mostly against the poor and working...

Midweek Video: The Smashing Success of NYC’s 14th Street Busway

https://vimeo.com/371882620 New York City recently opened a busway on 14th Street in Manhattan, which now provides faster service for riders crosstown and has improved the...

Sunday Video: How Online Ratings Make Good Schools Look Bad

https://youtu.be/WC3ZPgg0nds Vox explains how this online school rating system may be underrating the actual quality of many schools.

From the Driver’s Seat: Tips and More for Operators, 2019 edition

I don't know how many operators read The Urbanist, but I know most of us here will at least find this material interesting. And I...
Bus lanes and dropping a general purpose lane in each direction would turn Aurora Avenue into a much safer and more walkable street. (Image by Ryan DiRaimo)

We Must Design Aurora Avenue to Put Safety First

When a pedestrian is struck and killed in your neighborhood you are at a loss for words. When it has happened five times in...

The Woman Who Spoke in Paragraphs

"How are you tonight?" For certain folks, that phrase means, I respect you. I acknowledge you. And that's fine. It's great, actually. I've written elsewhere...
Pick up your copy of an anti-racism book at Elliott Bay Book Company in Capitol Hill. (Credit: Elliott Bay Book Company)

Claim a Free Book and Join the Anti-Racism Discussion

When America elected a White Nationalist three years ago, we ramped up our work to better understand structural racism, Whiteness, and how unjust systems...