SEATTLE (Reuters) - Dozens were arrested and many police injured in clashes around Seattle's biggest Black Lives Matter protest in weeks on Saturday, police said, with a renewed energy sparked by violent clashes between activists and federal agents in nearby Portland, Oregon. Police said officers used non-lethal weapons in attempts to disperse the thousands of marchers in the late afternoon after some protesters set fire to the construction site for a King County juvenile detention facility...

We could all use a vacation right now. Whether we need a break from a depressing news cycle, home schooling madness, the never-ending workday occasioned by work from home, or a front-line job we didn’t expect would lend itself to battlefield metaphors, the rejuvenation that comes from a getaway has never been more alluring. Unfortunately, right now isn’t the time. Washington is still in Phase 1 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start Washington plan, a phased approach to reopening the state’s economy...

Home Urbanist News Politics There Are 10,000 Cities on Planet Earth. Half Didn’t Exist 40 Years Ago A new research project aims to finally answer the question: What is a city? Share Azchael / CC BY 2.0) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Become A Member While Rome may not have been built in a day, Shenzhen pretty much was. In the 1970s, China’s start-up capital was a fishing village. Today,...

Note: Though a number of factors contribute to your carbon footprint while traveling — aircraft type, your car’s fuel efficiency, the number of people you’re traveling with — in general, ground transportation that accommodates many passengers has the lowest environmental impact. Trains, buses or even your own car — as long as it’s full — will typically be the greenest options. REDMOND, Ore. — The turboprop plane taxiing for takeoff at 6:35 a.m. on a recent Friday in January was technically...