A photograph of a parking lot that has been painted with a brightly colored mural. Traffic cones mark the area surrounding part of the mural, and an A frame sign reads "pavement to parks."

Seattle’s Neighborhood Recovery Fund Open for Proposals

Awards up to $100,000 will be distributed to community-led projects aimed at reigniting the local economy during the Covid recovery. Have you ever dreamt of organizing...

Op-Ed: Why We’re Taking Burien’s Minimum Wage to the Ballot Box

Raise the Wage Burien is bringing together a coalition of workers, community groups, and labor unions to gather petition signatures to put a measure on the ballot this fall to raise Burien’s minimum wage to parity with nearby cities like Tukwila, SeaTac, Seattle, and Renton. In contrast, the city council's version is riddled with loopholes.

Holiday Video: How Big Can Cities Get?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJesS4zH2GI Davos Amos ask how big cities can get. Many megacities, largely defined as over 10 million people, are rapidly growing in industrialized countries. But...

Sunday Video: Highest Inequality Of American Cities, Ranked By Gini Index

Using the Gini coefficient which measures inequality, Ray Delahanty of CityNerd runs through the top 10 cities in America with the highest levels of...

Amazon Whittles the HQ2 Competition Down to 20

Last week Amazon announced progress on locating its second headquarters: 238 applicants have been whittled down to 20 finalists. The top 20 offer some...
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Op-Ed: How to De-Trumpify the Washington State Budget

The mega wealthy are gaining even greater wealth thanks to Trump tax cuts while hundreds of thousands people are set to lose health care, food stamps, child care, and K-12 educational necessities. The Washington State Legislature should pass progressive funding to maintain and rebuild public services, John Burbank argues.

Sunday Video: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Induced Demand and Road Widening

CityNerd walks through the very wonky topics of induced demand (or better described as "induced traffic") and the methods for justifying road widening projects....

Sunday Video: Does My Neighborhood Determine My Future?

https://youtu.be/pu2sKNJMH-k Vox looks at the history of redlining, practices of renting and selling property, zoning practices, public services and investments, and environmental health that collectively...