What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: High Times, Trick Or Treat, And French Placemaking

High times: Seattle business license fees could rise for marijuana businesses to pay for high inspection and enforcement costs associated with regulating the industry. To...

What We’re Reading: Zero-Emissions District, Dingbats, and The Interurbans

Zero-emissions district: A Norwegian city is planning a district as completely zero-emissions. Planning for all: How can less car-centric planning benefit rural areas, too? Not recreational...
Hotel on the corner of 3rd Avenue and Cherry Street in Seattle.

What We’re Reading: The Emergency, Cancelled, and Eviction Moratorium

The Emergency: A national emergency has been declared over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Washington State Legislature has passed $200 million in emergency...
A protected bike and all-way pedestrian intersection in Victoria.

What We’re Reading: Vandalized, Smaller Workforce, and Longer Commutes

Vandalized: The Beacon Hill light rail station was vandalized two weeks ago. Delayed: Decongestion pricing in New York City could be delayed due to the federal...

What We’re Reading: Jane Jacobs, Arena Implosion, And A Shadow Run

Increase social welfare: Why public housing needs to be part of the solution for affordable housing. Face the book: Facebook is hungry for further expansion...

What We’re Reading: Food Lot, It’s Got Seoul, and End of an Era

Food lot: A pilot program for food trucks in the Sea-Tac Airport cellphone lot has launched. Highly concentrated: Venture capital remains highly concentrated in just...

What We’re Reading: Still Stay at Home, Rise of the Bike, and Vilnius Goes...

Purple Line preview: Maryland's Purple Line light rail project, an extension of the Washington Metrorail, is set to see the first railcars this year. LA...

What We’re Reading: Climate Hawk

Climate Hawk - David Roberts writes about the difference between being an environmentalist and a climate hawk: "The wealthy developed world, but especially the US...