Get safer: The City of Seattle has launched a brand new digital emergency alert system called “AlertSeattle”.
Street power: Edinburgh’s newish streetcar system is a success story.
McMansion return: Despite a resurgence of urban living and building, the McMansion has come roaring back.
Keeping the colors: In an effort to display African-American culture, locals in the Central District painted crosswalks in Pan-African flag colors; the Seattle Department of Transportation plans to keep them.
Better options: West Seattle could be an even better transit-oriented community with bus rapid transit and light rail.
Power to the people: Beginning Saturday night, 3 blocks of E Pike Street will be closed to vehicles in Capitol Hill on Saturday nights as part of a pilot project.
By permit only: Sound Transit could see expansion of permit parking at park-and-rides across the region due to successful pilot program.
Vancity: Vancouver, BC recognizes that family-sized housing is in short supply in the central city, but building more in towers does pose problems.
Clean power: What President Obama’s national Clean Power Plan means for environmental justice.
Fixing Rainier: Work on the Rainier Avenue safety redesign project has begun.
Disparity: For one man, living in Barcelona and flying to London for work was much cheaper than just living in London.
Danger in numbers: A new game is out simply to prove that driving is dangerous.
Rainbow power: Reykjavík goes all in on rainbow-painted streets.
Equitable communities: Social housing policies strike a lot strong feelings amongst people, but one New York Times op-ed asks “where should a poor family live?”
Repugnant campaign: Racism is alive and well in Stockholm?
Mini concrete barriers: DC shows how protected bike lanes can be done well and quick.
