Yearly Archives: 2018
Why We Joined the Move All Seattle Sustainably Coalition
The Urbanist's Board of Directors voted to join a new coalition called Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) because Seattle's proposed budget falls short and...
Join the Movement to Make Capitol Hill Safer for Bicyclists
Pike/Pine Protected Bike Lane Community Design Workshop, Thursday, October 25th, Summit Event Space, 420 E. Pike Street
A volunteer-driven effort is leading the way to ensure...
Sunday Video: Why Fixing Slums Is Key to the Future of...
https://youtu.be/BoRx_zIwiXM
In this video, RetroReport looks at slums and why fixing them is the key to cities in the future. To illustrate their point, they...
What We’re Reading: Mass Extinction, NRA Defeated, and Not Ripe
A healthy initiative: Initiative 1631 could save lives and improve health by reducing pollution.
Mass extinction: Is pedal-powered dockless bikeshare on its way to extinction?
Dividing...
Pretty Sure I Don’t Deserve This
"Congratulations," a friend once told me, after I'd finally gotten a New York literary agent. "Let yourself feel it today, and breathe. You deserve this."
The thing...
Wonkabout Washington: Tacoma Adopts Affordable Housing Action Strategy
Tacoma has adopted a new affordable housing action strategy that aims to reach 10,500 households over 10 years–-a plan that will mean a $70...
2018 General Election Endorsements
Voters have big decisions before them in the November 6th general election. Control of the US House of Representatives is at stake, and Washington...
Of Libraries, Parks, Book Stores, and Cinemas: Tacoma’s Social Infrastructre
In a previous installment, I wrote about the strain put on sidewalks when cities privatize, sell off, fail to maintain, or don’t care to...