Opinion Walkable city? How Seattle pedestrians are more at risk than ever Seattle is going backward — not forward — on pedestrian safety and related issues. by Douglas MacDonald / May 16, 2018
Opinion E-bikers, these sidewalks are made for walking With electric bikes proliferating, Seattle has to fix its sidewalk riding ordinance. by Douglas MacDonald / April 17, 2018
Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Politics 4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis Brandon Fogg, who has experience both as a foster child and foster parent, says foster care needs a celebrity champion. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 21, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016
Politics Digging It: How to bore a tunnel, in pictures Construction of the Viaduct replacement tunnel is about to begin. The project's workhorse is a state-of-the-art boring machine that will generate as much thrust as 13 space shuttles. by Douglas MacDonald / July 18, 2013
Politics Digging It: As Bertha bores, tunnel geeks everywhere will be watching Seattle's tunneling machine is state of the art by Douglas MacDonald / July 18, 2013
Politics Cracked concrete: A fix-it-first warning for Olympia Cracked concrete on I-5 by Douglas MacDonald / April 2, 2013
Politics Eyman's supermajority initiative: Tougher sale this time Tax hater Tim Eyman drew boos at the transportation listening tour. by Douglas MacDonald / September 16, 2012
