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Monthly Archives: April 2017

Reminder: Next Urbanist Meetup is Tomorrow, April 11th

Another month, another meetup with The Urbanist! Our meetups are open to all and free to attend, so come by if you want to...

Sunday Video: The Future Of Mobility

Västtrafik, a local transportation agency in Gothenburg, Sweden, has a new ad spoofing the marketing of autonomous cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KITqzFeJ-7Q

What We’re Reading: Seattle’s Smallest Triangle, Bombshell, And Rising Waters

Seattle's smallest triangle: The bizzare story of a Dodge's Triangle in Capitol Hill. Emulating Bogotá: What would it take to replicate the high quality experience of Bogotá's...

An Update On Big D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhPjjCSSVbg You may have seen the video above, about a fight on my bus. The video is new, but the event happened a few years...

Acronyms for Action: ISRD

What is the International Special Review District (ISRD)?  The International Special Review District (ISRD) is where the future of the "look" of the Chinatown-International District...

PLUZ Talks Amendments To Downtown And South Lake Union Rezone

Later this month, the Seattle City Council will take up a vote on the Downtown and South Lake Union rezones, which would help further...

Urbanist Tour: Seattle Seaport On April 29

The Urbanist's tour series takes you to the hidden nooks and splendid neighborhoods across Seattle and the greater Puget Sound region. Our next stop is...

Republicans Seek To Pin Seattle with Bertha Cost Overruns

The tunnel boring machine known as Bertha broke though the tunnel wall in Uptown at 11.40am on Tuesday (April 4th), completing its tunneling work and...