Yearly Archives: 2016
Next Meetup And Speaker Is April 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...
The Relationship Between Parking, Urban Trees and Affordability
At a Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Community Conversation in Wallingford last Wednesday, more than a hundred area residents showed up to participate....
Why Seattle Needs Inclusionary Zoning, Explained By The Bid-Rent Curve
“Barriers to spatial mobility are barriers to social mobility.” - American Apartheid
Every morning Sandy McKay gets in her Volvo hatchback and joins the flow...
Sunday Video: UW Architecture Lecture Series
The University of Washington's Department of Architecture Lecture Series is recommencing for spring, with a line up of high caliber speakers, as outlined below. As part...
What We’re Reading: Streets For The People
Top planner: Mayor Ed Murray has revealed his nominee pick ($) to head the newly formed Office of Planning and Community Development.
Farewell: The beloved global starchitect...
A Tale Of Two Transit Systems?
On Saturday morning, residents of northeast and central Seattle woke up to find dozens of bus routes reoriented. These changes were negotiated, advocated for,...
Introducing The Bainbridge-Bellevue Freeway: Bridge To Somewhere
With the state government so gungho about new highway construction we might as well build more of them whether they make sense or not....
A Once In Lifetime Opportunity: Walking, Biking, And Dancing On SR-520
It's not often that a highway department invites people to walk, bike, and dance freely on their roads, but this weekend is your rare opportunity. The Washington...