What We're Reading

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What We’re Reading: Making Safer Streets

Differing opinions: Council district elections are in full swing in Seattle. This week, Debora Juarez and Sandy Brown went head-to-head with dueling proposals on...

What We’re Reading: Paddleboard Urbanism

Photo finish: The Fremont Bridge will see over 1 million bike rides for 2014. Northgate ped-bike bridge: Local politicians call for more time on promised funding for...

What We’re Reading: Reducing Poverty, Reconnecting Communities, and Vision Zero USA

Reducing poverty: Federal assistance over the past year has led to a huge drop in poverty across demographics, but particularly for children ($). Dirty school...

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: Transit Ridership, Road Safety, Elevators

Apparently, transit is popular: In 2013, Americans made almost 10.7 billion public transit trips. Around the country, transit agencies are taking note. In San Francisco, Muni plans...

What We’re Reading: Circuitous Train, Virtual Schooling, and Olympic Architecture

Circuitous train: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is getting his circuitous LaGuardia Airport train after all ($). Public space remade: Providence is rethinking how to...

What We’re Reading: Turncoats, Competing Arena Plans, And Accelerated Assembly

Turncoats: In a unanimous assist by House Democrats, the party is helping Republicans make a raid on the heavily-backed and voter-approved Sound Transit 3...
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...