Monthly Archives: July 2016
Sunday Video: Non-Typical City Planner Thinking
Wes Craiglow gives a TEDx talks about city budgeting services from a spatial point of view (per acre, per square mile) and uses a...
What We’re Reading: Yes, Gentrification Is A Problem
Gentrification: The New Yorker asked Is Gentrification Really A Problem? The article seemed to suggest no but, yes. Yes it is. The piece goes...
Police Shootings And The Livability Agenda
On Wednesday evening, Philando Castile's life ended in his car as he bled out from five bullet wounds still buckled in his seat following...
Meet Your New Montlake Boulevard
The new 520 bridge is now open to cars, but the Seattle side of the project is still a long way from completion. Pedestrians...
522 BRT Could Unlock Major Development Potential
Sound Transit has finalized its Sound Transit 3 (ST3) package outlining the next 25 years worth of high-capacity transit investments. Most of the lines...
Voice Your Opinion On The Missing Link
The alternative routes for the missing link of the Burke-Gilman trail through Ballard are now in the public comment and outreach phase.
A lot of...
Next Meetup And Speaker Is July 12
Another month, another meetup with The Urbanist! Our meetups are open to all and free to attend, so come by if you want to...
Our 2016 Endorsement Process Explained
For the second year, we at The Urbanist have embarked on a weeks-long endorsement process for key local political races, this year covering the...