Politics As Seattle booms, council scrambles to save city trees Rob Johnson is rushing to pass a new ordinance, but activists say it leaves the trees vulnerable. by Robert McClure & Julie Davidow Investigate West / August 27, 2018
Equity Port's deal leaves truck drivers worried Independent short haul truckers filled the room at a meeting of Seaport Commissioners. by Julie Davidow for InvestigateWest / February 7, 2018
Equity Truck drivers vow to 'shut down' ports over emissions rules Short-haul drivers protest a proposed April 1 deadline of restricting port access to allow only cleaner-burning diesel trucks. by Julie Davidow for InvestigateWest / February 5, 2018
Politics Obama's speech captures what we have in common President Obama has appointed new military, CIA leadership. by jaywalljasper / January 22, 2011
What we can learn from the Dutch about biking and cities A bike parking lot in Amsterdam: Part of the Dutch success with biking is from planning to make it easy to use a bicycle. by jaywalljasper / September 26, 2010
Politics What makes a great public space? More blue trees at Westlake by jaywalljasper / September 2, 2012
Politics Creating 'people places' Townhouses in a Seattle neighborhood. by Peter Steinbrueck / September 10, 2008
Environment Urbanism needs to move beyond city boundaries How are we going to keep the state's ferries afloat? by Peter Steinbrueck / September 3, 2011
Politics Downtown condo developers, beware of too many towers too close Seattle Post-Intelligencer architecture critic Lawrence Cheek makes some excellent observations about the new urban renaissance of residential high-rises in downtown Seattle, praising design qualities... by Peter Steinbrueck / January 30, 2008