Social Welfare

Map of the Week: Access and Choice to Grocery Stores in Seattle

Human settlements are built on the bedrock of food access. Without adequate sustenance, urban environments cannot flourish. People will travel long distances to ensure that they are...

Midweek Video: Planning for Aging Communities

Planning for aging communities is increasingly important. Vox visits Weesp, a small city in The Netherlands, to understand how the "dementia village" model works...

Reminder: Building Affordability Through Community Ownership Event On Thursday

In Seattle’s efforts to address the housing affordability crisis, community land trusts and other forms of community ownership have been in large part overlooked....

PSRC’s 2017 Travel Survey Shows Transit Is Popular, Free Parking Induces Driving

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has released their 2017 travel survey data and it contains some really interesting nuggets. Households were asked a...

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.

Regional Initiative to Create 700 Affordable Workforce Housing Units

Transit centers across the region could see a huge boost in affordable housing over the coming years. Under a new regional initiative, some 700 affordable...

Opportunity Zones Seek to Spur Investment in Economically Distressed Areas

Washington is rolling out "Opportunity Zones" to provide tax incentives to invest in economically distressed areas of the state. The program takes advantage of...

Issaquah Highlands TDR Deal: Public Comment Continues

Issaquah City Council had a well-attended meeting last night to discuss a major amendment to the Issaquah Highlands, which was detailed yesterday. Local residents were...