The Seattle Model of involving neighborhoods is emulated in much of the world, but it fell from favor here over recent years. Even after making a smart hire for a Neighborhoods director, Mayor McGinn faces big decisions.
The 50th anniversary of the World's Fair is approaching, and there's no better time to acknowledge a mistake of historic levels in urban planning.
A bill in Olympia would create a Department of Heritage, Arts and Culture, embracing programs from historic preservation to film, archives, and tourism. Is it an idea whose time has come, or will it trigger an ill-timed turf war?
Seattle developer and entrepreneur Mark Shuster's "Lofty Pursuits" is a must-read on sustainable design, for true believers and skeptics alike.
If the White House and Congress downplay support for a democracy movement, do some of us in the public share the blame?
