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Bike to work: How to survive Seattle's hills | Crosscut
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. Thursday 20, May 2010. Bike to work: How to survive Seattle’s hills. The annual Seattle Bike Expo, one of Cascade Bicycle Club's largest events Credit: Cascade Bicycle Club. It’s Bike to Work month. So you dutifully get on your two-wheeler and coast on in to the office whenever possible. But oh, man, that climb to get home! 8220;Climbing is kind of the holy grail of cycling,” says Coach Craig Undem of Cycle University. Here are some tips:. 8220;We start with the m...
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Storefront mushroom farm opens in Pioneer Square | Crosscut
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. Wednesday 29, February 2012. Storefront mushroom farm opens in Pioneer Square. Storefront] Olson Kundig Architects, home to the Mushroom Farm Credit: Kevin Scott. Urban agriculture is an accepted phrase. In the cosmopolitan lexicon of Seattle, where backyards and parking strips abound with zucchini and lettuces, but what is ‘urban agriculture,’ exactly? The Mushroom Farm is located in the storefront. Ldquo;[This is] my first time growing with coffee grounds on thi...
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Transportation bill neuters Washington's ability to deal with climate change for next 16 years
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. Monday 2, March 2015. Guest Opinion: Transportation bill neuters WA’s climate change response for next 16 years. A smogset over the Puget Sound. Credit: Roland Li. The proposed transportation package recognizes that Washington badly needs infrastructure investment, the jobs that come from it, and additional transit options. It also includes many policy compromises on both sides. That the package is in effect. What does that mean for real people? Found that residen...
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Employment Training | YouthCare
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Why Are Youth Homeless? Outreach and Basic Needs. More Ways to Give. Rsaquo; Our Programs. Preparing Youth for Life after Homelessness. When homeless youth receive employment training along with education, their chances of success increase dramatically. Our employment training programs provide these tools. We have an 88% completion rate, unusually high for programs serving this population. Barista Training and Education Program. Hire a YouthCare graduate. A Recipe for Success at YouthCare. You might thin...
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How to build a better Seattle | Crosscut
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. Tuesday 16, April 2013. How to build a better Seattle. The panel was moderated by Jill Strerrett, president of the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association. Besides Clark, the panel featured Sound Transits Joni Earl, the Downtown Seattle Associations Kate Joncas, Futurewises Hilary Franz and me, the token male and sole mossback. We discussed the challenges ahead for the city in terms of planning, transportation and quality of life. Someone in our di...
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The 2014 Crosscut Courage Award Winners | Crosscut
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. Thursday 23, October 2014. The 2014 Crosscut Courage Award Winners. The awards were designed by Ann Gardner. Early this morning, in an awards ceremony on Seattle’s waterfront, Crosscut unveiled its 2014 Courage Award Winners in the categories of Business, Culture and Public Service and honored the first ever winner of the David Brewster Lifetime Achievement Award. David Brewster Lifetime Achievement Award: Billy Frank, Jr. As graduate students, neither of Communit...
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Coal port faces huge obstacle in Lummi opposition | Crosscut
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. Monday 19, August 2013. Coal port faces huge obstacle in Lummi opposition. Lummi Nation then-Chair Cliff Cultee (left) and Hereditary Chair Bill James with the check they will burn at Cherry Point. Credit: Photo: Floyd McKay. The pole is taking shape only a few miles from the proposed site of the largest coal terminal in the region, at Cherry Point north of Bellingham on Georgia Strait. The reservations are still there, as are the natives, and pressure continues t...
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Non Profits Archives | Crosscut
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. March 24, 2016. New push to get thousands of homeless employed. July 17, 2015. The new face of Seattle’s Aquarium (maybe). April 22, 2015. Macklemore and Sounders “BreakUp4Good” at Goodwill. April 17, 2015. What a way to go. Woodland Park packs off its elephants. March 16, 2015. Newly formed Community Housing Caucus issues recommendations for housing ’emergency’. October 28, 2014. A different voters guide: Reading is just the start. December 1, 2014. March 13, 2015.
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Heritage Archives | Crosscut
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. Sponsored by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. August 15, 2016. Can ghosts save Colfax? August 13, 2016. From the mean streets to the national parks. August 11, 2016. Funeral for a piece of Seattle’s atomic past. August 8, 2016. As Seattle booms, we’re trashing our history. July 28, 2016. Is there ancient treasure to be found on our coasts? July 21, 2016. True story: Trump’s family roots in Seattle. July 19, 2016. July 14, 2016. July 8, 2016. June 27, 2016.
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Urban Planning Archives | Crosscut
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Tech & Biz. Signup for Crosscut Updates. August 18, 2016. Why huge cost overruns are so common in Seattle. July 19, 2016. Just in: Read the city’s report on neighborhood councils and inequality. July 19, 2016. Seattle demolitions bring displacement, not enough density. July 12, 2016. The surprising ties between poverty, gentrification and asthma. June 28, 2016. Affordable housing: The ‘infinitely scalable’ solution. June 6, 2016. Tough new tenant protections pass in city council. May 25, 2016. May 2, 2016.
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