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Monthly Archives: September 2021

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The Urbanist’s 2021 General Endorsements

This election, Seattle can do much to advance progressive causes and elevate visionary leaders. The flip side of the coin is a possible retreat...

What We’re Reading: Rebranding SEPTA, Gentrification, and Liberating the City

Rebranding SEPTA: Philadelphia's transit agency has developed a new package of signage, maps, and wayfinding. Overselling, under delivering: WSDOT is trying to vastly oversell a...

Sunday Video: Safe Cycling Showdown – Good v. Bad City Design...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8F5hXqS-Ac Not Just Bikes showcases an urban cycling game with Canadian counterpart from Shifter. The duo of vloggers show what their bike rides look like...

Meetup Video: September 2021 Meetup with Nikkita Oliver

https://youtu.be/z7X3jF0Ydp8 Seattle City Council candidate Nikkita Oliver joined The Urbanist for the September monthly meetup. During the meeting, Oliver discussed wide-ranging priorities that they would...
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How the GMA’s Illegal Growth Loophole Works in Practice

Note: This article was revised on 10/29/21 to reflect Futurewise's decision to rename the "vesting loophole" as the "illegal growth loophole" to more clearly...

Baltimore’s Harborplace: Elegy to a Dead Mall

Lessons from a one-time crown jewel of urban renewal. Recently I got to be a tourist in my hometown. The hard part about going back...
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Envisioning a Car-Free Aurora Avenue

Livability would flourish in surrounding neighborhoods if cars were removed from one of Seattle's deadliest and most polluted streets. Today's Aurora Avenue in Seattle is...

Metro and Sound Transit Unveil Proposed East Link Bus Restructure

Author's Note: Some information in this article has been updated based upon new information from King County Metro. Several pieces of information are still...