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Mayor Victoria Woodards' high ambitions take aim at more than problems with policing.

Climate preparedness planning must be guided by those who face the most acute risks.

Climate change is a global problem, but its impacts vary by location. To meet the needs of the Puget Sound region, we need our own center for research.

COVID-19 turned businesses and cultural institutions into vital community gathering places. In the post-pandemic era, we should keep it up.

When it comes to cars, traffic congestion is a more pressing threat to our quality of life than souped-up rides on public streets.

Crosscut’s new columnist digs into how the Pacific Northwest’s biggest cities can grow sustainably and equitably, and serve us all better.

Sweden's ‘Street Moves’ program offers a model for making neighborhood residents the planners of their own streets. 

Japan’s ‘disaster parks,’ which double as sites of recreation and disaster preparedness, offer a model for our own region.

Too many public leaders have been reluctant to speak plainly about last month’s disturbing act of police violence.

Working in Seattle social services often brought discouragement about achieving basic changes in behavior. Maybe we should be thinking about using the power of cash to motivate improvements, something...