Sharrows are a sham solution for bike lanes
These faux-lanes for bikes are ambiguous and do little more than enable politicians to claim more bike miles. Here's a better solution.
Matt A. Fikse
Matt Fikse-Verkerk (Twitter: @mattfikse) covered urban affairs, politics, tech, and business at Crosscut from 2009 to 2014. He lives in Seattle and works for a biotechnology firm in Redmond, WA.
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Amsterdam sends a gay-marriage message to America
Before a monumental wedding party, five gay Dutch and American couples were married by the Amsterdam Mayor. In a sense, the message stretches all the way back to when the Pilgrims spent time in liberal Holland before boarding the Mayflower.
Politics
The Mayor's race: not making it easy for us undecideds
Someone who almost ran for mayor ponders the field, and the oddly meek campaigns so far.
Culture
Starbucks has a G.M. moment
Judging by its latest ad campaign, Starbucks is losing touch with its customers, just as G.M. did. So here's a suggestion to turn the coffee giant around.
Politics
I hereby declare I am not running for mayor
How to mount a serious challenge to Mayor Greg Nickels, by one who almost talked himself into it