Posted Fri, Sep 25, 11:33 a.m.

Rob K, amen to that brother! Though I cringe at the moniker of mall being applied to Pike Place Market, if there is any outdoor retail setting in Seattle where vehicular traffic should be restricted the Market is it. Imagine if portable tables could be set up along that cobblestone ...

Posted Thu, Sep 3, 3:18 p.m.

The deployment of sharrows is not unique to Seattle. They actually emerged about 2004 in San Francisco and since have been applied to steets in Portland, New York, Chicago Long Beach, Santa Fe, etc. In other words, plenty of small to large cities that may or may not have a ...

Posted Fri, Jul 10, 8:45 a.m.

"fear of immanent death" or imminent death? As a former raft guide I found the Methow to be a paradox: a gorgeous river with green and blue cascading rapids cutting through basalt banks and ponderosa pine uplands, and then around a bend a long row of rusting auto bodies anchored ...

Posted Tue, Jun 2, 12:31 p.m.

Officials in the Bay area are having the same debate over adding a barrier to the Golden Gate Bridge, given that iconic status of that structure and the increased frequency of tragedies we could learn a little. http://www.ggbsuicidebarrier.org/ ...or actually not. I used to work for the consultant that coordinated ...

Posted Fri, Apr 24, 10:58 a.m.

I beg to differ, Seattle and the region have invested in substantive infrastructure projects that continue to reap benefits today: the development of regional wasterwater treatment system begun in the late 1950's continues with Brightwater; the capping of city's open reservoirs protects and secures water quality and will provide 76 ...

Posted Thu, Feb 19, 1:18 p.m.

lazy journalism... Facts are readily at hand if this author had bothered to even check the public record. The fictionalized request to contribute to the needy, actually exists. Last year's city employees' Combined Charities payroll contribution program exceeded it's $1 million goal and nearly 15,000 hours pledged hours of volunteer ...

Posted Tue, Jan 27, 9:33 a.m.

So if I understand this correctly, the tax code should be amended to enable a private company nearly a century old to remain fiscally sound, in face of a decade long slump in profitability due to consumers whose tastes have shifted. Funny but that circumstance also applies to the american ...

Posted Mon, Nov 24, 5:01 p.m.

I view Crosscut less as a publication itself, but rather a portal that gleans from other e-media outlets and combines that with insightful commentary. A progressive, regional on-line Reader's Digest (or simply, Utne Reader). As such I enjoy browsing, but it's not likely to ever outrank other conventional charities competing ...

Posted Mon, Nov 10, 2:52 p.m.

"your perspective on the race prejudice thing is expanding" As an African-American male I've been hearing a lot of that since November 4th, but have a hard time believing it. Mr. Obama's election is a significant milestone indeed, but I expect everyday behaviors and prejuidance will remain unchanged for brothers ...