Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: Transit-Oriented Runner

https://vimeo.com/305180792 Local transit advocate and runner, Laura Goodfellow, talks to Streetfilms about her passion for transit-oriented running in Seattle. She also talks about the transit-oriented...

Highway Viaducts Are Bad and Seattle Is Better Without One

We've seen a lot of wistful eulogies for the Alaskan Way Viaduct. This is not one. I hope the viaduct's concrete spirit burns in...

Sunday Video: West Seattle Bike Connections Survive 99

https://vimeo.com/309667603 Do you live in West Seattle? This all ages and abilities bike crew show how easy it is to bike from West Seattle to...

Nathan Vass Author Event

​Tuesday, January 15, 7pm. Elliott Bay Bookstore. Free. Details and directions here. Did you miss my book launch? Probably not, since there were a million people there......

Share The Cities Lays the Community Engagement Groundwork at Jackson Park

Volunteers are canvassing the neighborhood to learn more about the community's hopes for what light rail will bring to this forgotten corner of Seattle. Today...

Property Owners Near Waterfront Negotiate Down LID Taxes, Allowing ‘Waterfront For All’ To Move...

On Thursday, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a grand bargain that is poised to help Seattle realize its ambitious $712 million 'Waterfront for All' public...

Big Ideas from Imagine Downtown

Last year, the One Center City framework for Downtown Seattle graduated into a "defined action plan." In the process, City officials sought to continue...

Urbanist Hopes for 2019

Team Urbanism took some lumps in 2018, but there's plenty of opportunities to turn the tables and advance the cause in 2019. Our writers...