Civics and Culture
Seattle Officials Tout Safety, Mental Health Interventions for New School Year
City and school officials promise a tangible change in safety and student supports when the new school year begins. But they're delivering fewer mental health investments than student groups requested.
An Urbanist Guide to Things to Do in South Redmond
Sound Transit's 2 Line stations in Redmond are not just commuting stops. There's a lot for an adventurous urbanist to discover around the stations.
Sunday Video: Why Do Tokyo Streets Get High Praise?
Dave Amos of City Beautiful recently made a trip to Tokyo and gushed about its quiet, urban streets. Tokyo’s wide arterials can leave an...
Op-Ed: Seattle Should End the Polluting Blue Angels Airshow
Environmental activists and critics of US militarism are joining together to protest against Seattle's loud, polluting Blue Angels airshow. Here's the case for having the courage to end this tradition.
Paris Hopes to Forge a New Model for Olympics-Oriented Development
Paris aims to break the mold, using major public investment for the Olympic Games for lasting benefit to the host city. Improvements include a cleaner Seine, major transit expansion, and a new eco-district. But will those efforts go far enough to win over locals?
Policy Lab: We Want Bread, and Paid Vacation Too!
Most advanced nations mandate at least 20 working days of paid vacation per year, but not the United States. Here's why we should change that.
Seattle’s Dual Dispatch Civilian Crisis Responder Program Expands, Despite Obstacles
Seattle's civilian safety department will quadruple in size by hiring 18 additional responders and 3 supervisors. For now, the CARE department is handling a tiny fraction of 911 calls, but that could change in time.
Climate Commitment Act Repeal Imperils Port’s Pollution Reduction Efforts
Electrifying port infrastructure and traffic is already slow-moving at the expense of nearby communities, and in the absence of clean energy regulation for ports in Washington, these projects heavily rely on funding from the contested Climate Commitment Act.