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Police and Public Safety

Sunday Video: How Bad Planning Makes Wildfires Worse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJiepXtXRX8 Dave Amos explains how a lack of good planning can contribute to worse wildfires.

Sunday Video: Why The US Drinking Age Is 21

https://youtu.be/9aWYJugVTs4 Why America has a universal minimum legal drinking age is due to roads, Vox explains.
Othello light rail station. (Credit: Doug Trumm)

Every 40 Days Train Collisions Happen in the Rainier Valley

Sound Transit has been operating Central Link since 2009, and in that time period, the light rail line has been consistently plagued by collisions...

School Traffic Safety Report Highlights Risks for Students

Missing infrastructure and a high crossing guard vacancy rate hamper Seattle students' ability to walk or bike to school Active transportation, which includes any kind...

As Mayor’s Budget Adds Police, SPD Data Shows 911 Calls Massively Tilted Toward Traffic

This month, the Seattle Police Department released a new tool for Seattle residents to get an idea of how many "calls for service" the...

Mayor Durkan Boosts Funding for Police and Transit in Proposed Budget

Mayor Jenny Durkan delivered her first budget address today at Fire Station 10. While the mayor had broadcast her desire to trim department budgets...

SDCI Delivers Vacant Building Monitoring Report

A year after the city adopted new vacant building maintenance and demolition laws, the city council received a monitoring report and briefing on the...

Top Urbanist Action: Participate in Red May

Attend a Red May Event: May is nearing its end but there's still time to catch a Red May event. Tonight's is on "Community...