Public Health

A health worker vaccinates a man wearing a face mask in a gymnasium.

Vaccination Surge Shows Employee Mandates Work

The City of Seattle and King County released their final Covid vaccination rates this week as Governor Jay Inslee's October 18th mandate deadline went...

Sunday Video: All About Car Crashes

CityNerd dives into the convoluted and admittedly depressing topic of car crashes. In the video, CityNerd looks into the disturbing pedestrian fatality trends, implications...

Sunday Video: Cities Aren’t Loud, Cars Are Loud

https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8 Not Just Bikes explores noise in cities and the impacts to people. A key point of the video is just how much noise cars...
The Alaska Airline logo on the fins with the blue skies and clouds in the background.

SEA Airport Passenger Numbers Tumble 61% in 2020

Like many industries in the past year, air travel has taken a huge hit and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) was no exception, seeing an...
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Council Renames Single-Family Zoning, Decriminalizes Magic Mushrooms, and Clears Way for Storm Practice Facility...

The Seattle City Council took the first step toward reforming single-family zoning on Monday by renaming it "Neighborhood Residential" in a unanimous vote. In...
Mayor Durkan flanked by the American flag and Washington state flag.

Durkan Vetoes $86 Million in Covid Relief Citing Fiscal Restraint

After Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoed a Covid relief package saying it depleted the City's rainy day fund, Budget Chair Teresa Mosqueda fired back that...

Eviction Defense Bills Pass Out of Committee with Pedersen Dissenting

The Seattle City Council's Renters' Rights Committee passed three bills providing further protections from evictions and rejected a bevy of amendments from Councilmember Alex...

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....