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Public Health

Midweek Video: Why Amsterdam Has No Garbage Day

Amsterdam's approach to waste and recycle collection differs greatly from the North American one. Not Just Bikes shows how waste and recycle is collected...
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Four Years Later, Seattle Emissions-Free Area Has Gone From Promise to Draft Plan

In just a few days, world leaders will gather in Glasgow at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will discuss how to...

Health Board Delays Vote on Repealing King County Helmet Law

Yesterday the King County Board of Health made the decision to delay a vote on the county's helmet law, which applies to cyclists of...
A health worker vaccinates a man wearing a face mask in a gymnasium.

Vaccination Surge Shows Employee Mandates Work

The City of Seattle and King County released their final Covid vaccination rates this week as Governor Jay Inslee's October 18th mandate deadline went...
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Toilet Deserts Remain Despite Sound Transit’s Renewed Restroom Policy

More passenger restrooms are ahead in Sound Transit's ever-growing system. However, a recommended policy update would discourage them from becoming a universal and easily...

Sunday Video: How America’s Hottest City Is Trying to Cool Down

https://youtu.be/ZQ6fSHr5TJg Vox looks at Phoenix, a very hot city, to see the challenges it faces in cooling it down from extreme heat. The city wants...
Three bike-wielding cops form a barricade around a sweep with a large contingent of officers behind

Seattle Police Officers Guild Still Resisting Vaccine Mandate, 32% Haven’t Submitted Proof of Vaccination

Every major public sector union has cut a deal with the City of Seattle to implement the Mayor's Covid vaccine mandate, but the Seattle...
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Council Renames Single-Family Zoning, Decriminalizes Magic Mushrooms, and Clears Way for Storm Practice Facility...

The Seattle City Council took the first step toward reforming single-family zoning on Monday by renaming it "Neighborhood Residential" in a unanimous vote. In...