Politics
Why Seattle badly needs White Center
And a plan for getting rid of Montlake, all in the same package.
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Politics
Frank Chopp's megaduct comes out of hiding
The state House speaker finally goes public with a dramatic idea for replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct on Seattle's waterfront. It involves a long, block-wide structure with a highway within, commercial development below, and an intriguing park on top.
Tech
The tricky art of planning for succession at arts organizations
Speight Jenkins sets 2013 for his retirement date and vows to help with a textbook transition at the Seattle Opera. At the symphony, indecision about whether it's time for a new conductor seems to have been resolved in favor of keeping the long-running Gerard Schwarz act.
Seattle & King County
KUOW bucks the national trend in local news reporting
While many NPR stations do relatively little original local news coverage, KUOW is increasing its commitment to hard news, according to its program director, Jeff Hansen.
Politics
How light rail (and foundations) can tie a corridor together
Like most cities, Minneapolis is expanding its light rail transit lines, with a new one called the Central Corridor set to connect downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul in 2014. The line has already touched off real estate speculation, which might drive out inexpensive housing and businesses. E