What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Bourdain, Maritime Jobs, and The Chicago Way

Snuffing out life: According the National Health Service, each car in London costs British society upwards of $10,500. Golf course wars: Will dead golf courses...

What We’re Reading: Dramatic Growth in Cycling

Highspeed opposition: The current arguments being made against Texas' private highspeed rail project are fascinating. Better design: The UK is rolling out new pylon designs...

What We’re Reading: Beer Me, Please

Stay away: The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel is closed today. Drink it up: A map of every Seattle brewery, this could take you a while... Social...

What We’re Reading: Yes, Gentrification Is A Problem

Gentrification: The New Yorker asked Is Gentrification Really A Problem?  The article seemed to suggest no but, yes. Yes it is. The piece goes...

What We’re Reading: Sprawling Globe, Peanut Butter And Jelly, And Transformative Tracks

Competing choices: The Stranger covered details of competing Seattle homeless encampment legislation proposals this week. Before the City Council met to speak about the proposals,...

What We’re Reading: Hop On the Rollercoaster!

  The development keeps coming: It looks like Pioneer Square, Downtown, and even Downtown Kent (my hometown) will get some big projects soon. That empty...

What We’re Reading: University Link Is Nearly Here!

#NoNewRoads: Strong Towns ran a special series on #NoNewRoads and featured a variety of pieces on Washington's wasteful highway spending. Streets for people: Seattle Neighborhood Greenways suggests...

What We’re Reading: Halt, Emptying Food Banks, and Pandemic Privilege

Reservations necessary: Intercity Transit will be requiring reservations ahead of time to make essential trips on transit. Trail improvement: An improved I-90 bike trail connection...