{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Week in Review: December 3, 2021","description":"Today on the show, the oft quoted Doug Trumm, Executive Director of The Urbanist, joins Crystal to discuss the widespread popular support for pedestrian only streets and protected bike lanes and bus lanes in Seattle, the precinct-level turnout results from the 2021 election, whether Bellevue will actually be ready for the business boom that it has long courted, the Washington State Supreme Court\u2019s decision to make no decision on redistricting, and the Kshama Sawant recall election (ballots are due Tuesday, December 7th).    As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today\u2019s co-host, Doug Trumm, at @dmtrumm. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com. Resources \u201cPedestrian Streets, Protected Bike Lanes, and Bus Lanes are Popular, NPI Poll Shows\u201d by Natalie Bicknell Argerious from The Urbanist: https:\/\/www.theurbanist.org\/2021\/11\/18\/pedestrian-streets-protected-bike-lanes-and-bus-lanes-are-popular-npi-poll-shows\/#comment-28490    \u201cDespite Its Bluster, Bellevue Is Ill-Prepared for Amazon Boom\u201d by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist: https:\/\/www.theurbanist.org\/2021\/01\/15\/despite-its-bluster-bellevue-is-ill-prepared-for-amazon-boom\/    \u201cWA Supreme Court decides not to get involved in redistricting\u201d by Melissa Santos from Crosscut: https:\/\/crosscut.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/wa-supreme-court-decides-not-get-involved-redistricting    \u201cCritics call for reform of WA redistricting process after commission failure\u201d by Melissa Santos from Crosscut: https:\/\/crosscut.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/critics-call-reform-wa-redistricting-process-after-commission-failure    \u201cStrong early turnout in Sawant recall with one week of voting to go\u201d from the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog: https:\/\/www.capitolhillseattle.com\/2021\/11\/strong-early-turnout-in-sawant-recall-with-one-week-of-voting-to-go\/    "Everything You Need to Know About the Sawant Recall" by Hannah Krieg from The Stranger: https:\/\/www.thestranger.com\/slog\/2021\/11\/09\/62713074\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-sawant-recall   \u201cThe Recall Sawant debate\u201d from the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog: https:\/\/www.capitolhillseattle.com\/2021\/11\/the-recall-sawant-debate\/    \u201cNearly $1M pours in from each side in Seattle Councilmember Sawant\u2019s recall\u201d by Sarah Grace Taylor from The Seattle Times: https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/nearly-1m-pours-in-from-each-side-in-seattle-councilmember-sawants-recall\/      Transcript:    Transcript will be uploaded as soon as possible. ","author_name":"Hacks & Wonks","author_url":"http:\/\/www.officialhacksandwonks.com","html":"