Opinion WA’s crackdown on street racing misses car culture’s bigger problem When it comes to cars, traffic congestion is a more pressing threat to our quality of life than souped-up rides on public streets. by Rubén Casas / May 10, 2021
Inside Crosscut What can our cities do for us? Columnist Rubén Casas has ideas Crosscut’s new columnist digs into how the Pacific Northwest’s biggest cities can grow sustainably and equitably, and serve us all better. by Rubén Casas / May 4, 2021
Opinion A better way to plan the post-pandemic Puget Sound Sweden's ‘Street Moves’ program offers a model for making neighborhood residents the planners of their own streets. by Rubén Casas / April 12, 2021
Opinion What it's going to take for Tacoma to become an 'anti-racist city' Mayor Victoria Woodards' high ambitions take aim at more than problems with policing. by Rubén Casas / November 30, 2021
Opinion How parks can better serve Puget Sound during times of crisis Japan’s ‘disaster parks,’ which double as sites of recreation and disaster preparedness, offer a model for our own region. by Rubén Casas / March 2, 2021
Opinion A Tacoma police officer ran over a person. Let’s call it what it is. Too many public leaders have been reluctant to speak plainly about last month’s disturbing act of police violence. by Rubén Casas / February 15, 2021
Culture At last: Seattle architecture crushes on color A new building along Madison by Mark Hinshaw / July 4, 2017
Seattle and its suburbs: Not so different Sunset over Seattle and Lake Washington from the hills of Bellevue's Somerset neighborhood. by Mark Hinshaw / June 12, 2017
Culture Seattle: the city of never-ending change Sound Transit's Pioneer Square Station (2015) by Mark Hinshaw / August 23, 2017
Opinion What a park in the ID tells us about urban life Visitors play table tennis at Hing Hay Park in Seattle's International District. Photos by Matt Mills McKnight/Crosscut by Mark Hinshaw / August 17, 2017