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Public Health

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Seattle Police Officers Guild Still Resisting Vaccine Mandate, 32% Haven’t Submitted Proof of Vaccination

Every major public sector union has cut a deal with the City of Seattle to implement the Mayor's Covid vaccine mandate, but the Seattle...
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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...

Sunday Video: The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits

https://youtu.be/bglWCuCMSWc Not Just Bikes explains how most speed limits are set on North American streets and road using the 85th Percentile technique as well as...

Sunday Video: What’s The Impact of Noise on Us?

https://youtu.be/qryWWGP0kKs Vox takes a deep dive into noise and its effects on humans. As the video shows, much of the noise people experience in their...

Will Sizzling Heat Finally Spur Seattle to Act on Tree Canopy Protections?

Urban Forestry Commission Chair Weston Brinkley weighs in on why Seattle needs to act and what can be done to better protect the city's...

In Order to Achieve Tree Equity, the U.S. Must Plant 522 Million Trees in...

Recent data published by the nonprofit American Forests shows stark racial and economic inequity in tree canopy coverage. How did the Evergreen State compare...

Why the Port of Seattle Is Needlessly Flooding Belltown with Exhaust Fumes

In February of 2020, with the coronavirus impacting the cruise industry in Asia, there was a brief moment when it looked like the Seattle...

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...