Midweek Video: What Face Masks Actually Do Against Coronavirus
https://youtu.be/P27HRClMf2U
Vox explains what masks can actually do to reduce transmission of diseases like COVID-19 and what people should know about them.
Construction Industry Can Partially Restart, Governor Inslee Decrees
Most construction projects in Washington have been stalled out since mid-March when Governor Jay Inslee deemed the industry largely non-essential, except for critical infrastructure...
SDOT Opens ‘Stay Healthy Streets’ to Pedestrians and Cyclists
Seattle is joining the list of cities using open streets to help weather the coronavirus pandemic by helping people walking, rolling, and biking safely...
Can Seattle Increase Bathroom Access for Homeless People During the COVID Outbreak?
It is never easy to live unsheltered. Research shows that the stresses imposed by homelessness prematurely age the body by 10 to 20 years beyond individuals’ chronological...
Pedestrians Wonder Where to Go as Mayor Durkan Closes 15 Major Parks
In a move to combat coronavirus spread, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced yesterday that 15 of Seattle's largest or most popular parks would be closed...
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...
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...