Are we on a Road to Nowhere? Seattle’s growth masks deeper anxieties about its future

(GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) I can’t get “Road to Nowhere” out of my head. The 1985 Talking Heads anthem is built on contradiction — upbeat and anxious at the same time. Songwriter David Byrne once described it as “a resigned, even joyful look at doom.” That paradox felt especially relevant this week as two headlines collided.