Opinion
WA’s crackdown on street racing misses car culture’s bigger problem
When it comes to cars, traffic congestion is a more pressing threat to our quality of life than souped-up rides on public streets.
Rubén Casas
Rubén Casas, a scholar of public space and civic engagement, teaches at the University of Washington Tacoma. His writing looks to cities and urban spaces to understand how our built environment impact
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What can our cities do for us? Columnist Rubén Casas has ideas
Crosscut’s new columnist digs into how the Pacific Northwest’s biggest cities can grow sustainably and equitably, and serve us all better.
Opinion
Washington now recognizes Juneteenth, but there’s more to the story
The history behind the holiday is long and troubling, with echoes that persist today.
Opinion
A better way to plan the post-pandemic Puget Sound
Sweden's ‘Street Moves’ program offers a model for making neighborhood residents the planners of their own streets.
Opinion
Rejecting anti-Asian hate, in Atlanta and in Washington state
The Pacific Northwest has its own legacy of racism and exclusion to contend with.