Seattle Extends Cafe Streets Program through October 2021
After a long delay to start the program, the City of Seattle announced an even longer extension for restaurants and businesses to continue using...
Metro Will Continue Fare-Free Transit through September, but Budget Reckoning Looms
King County Metro riders will continue to enjoy fare-free rides through September. The agency continues to plan changes to buses that would allow fare...
Sunday Video: A City Built on Water Is Running Out of It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OjUtqv7LDg&t=5s
Bloomberg Green explains how Mexico City is running out of water despite historically having been built on a lake. How can Mexico City solve...
New Seattle Law Opens Door to Childcare within a 15-Minute Walk of Every Home
A land-use ordinance passed by Seattle City Council marks a first step in increasing access to childcare across the city.
Councilmember Dan Strauss (District...
Ideas in Open Streets: Seattle, WA (Finally)
Following several months of discussion, the City of Seattle has received the first applications for opening street space to dining. Since the Seattle Department...
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...
Midweek Video: How Humans Are Making Pandemics More Likely
https://youtu.be/qp5CEcIyk94
Vox explains how human expansion into natural habitats is directly linked to the spread of new and deadly diseases in human populations.
Sunday Video: How To Build A City Around Bikes Fast
https://youtu.be/h-I6HFQXquU
Bloomberg CityLab explains how cities can rebuild around bikes quickly for the Covid and post-Covid era and why it’s vitally important to do so....