Elections
Update: Our predictive Election 2007 survey
Yesterday we launched an experimental survey to see if Crosscut readers can predict the outcome of the election. As I mentioned then [/blog/2007-election/8656/], this is not an opinion survey or a survey of how you will vote – it's a measure of how we as a group think the election will turn out, eve
Best of 2009: What would Jane Jacobs do about the Viaduct?
The patron saint of livable, walkable cities is being invoked on both sides of the debate over Seattle's Viaduct solution. Would Jacobs be a tunnel supporter, or a surface option fan?
The Mic Dinsmore flap reveals deep differences at the Port of Seattle
The former CEO led the port into a greatly expanded mission of economic development. But that mission and Dinsmore's dealmaking style have provoked a political backlash that has split the five-member commission. The fall election will spotlight these issues and might enable one side to gain a majori
