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Monthly Archives: October 2023

People using outdoor seating during a Bothell festival.

Rising Star Candidates Beyond Seattle

Ally endorsements point to the best urbanist candidates around Puget Sound. In city council races, The Urbanist Elections Committee only endorsed in Seattle and Bellevue...
A rainy downtown Seattle street scene with bus 590 approaching.

Op-Ed: Sound Transit Should Run Link All Night or Provide Shadow...

Standing on the platform of SeaTac Airport Station after midnight, straining to see whether the next light rail train is coming, I can’t help...
Green street trees shade Tacoma sidewalks. Colored dots on the sidewalk represent the values of the cooling effect.

A Tree Grows in Tacoma, But Will It Be There in...

Tacoma has the least tree canopy in the Puget Sound Region. Residents experience this reality in higher average temperatures and poor air quality. On a...
Old Ballard Avenue street view with street cafe seating.

Council Pushes Transit Ambassadors, Cafe Streets in 2024 Budget, But Not...

The Seattle City Council is set to consider a slew of transportation-related amendments to Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed budget for 2024, in an annual...

Sunday Video: Why Don’t Cities Use Hexagon Blocks?

Dave Amos of City Beautiful talks about hexagon blocks and explains how they could offer a better urban form than the traditional gridiron. They...

Sound Transit Weighing Snohomish County Express Bus Shakeup

Grappling with capacity constraints, Sound Transit is splitting its 2024 Service Plan into two phases, approving the rail plan but taking more time on...

Google Wallet Soon To Support ORCA for Fare Payment

Google Wallet will soon support digital ORCA cards and allow for contactless payment via Android-powered mobile devices. That will save many Puget Sound transit...
Movie poster for Murder Party showing a man in glasses wearing knights armor costume made of cardboard and blood-soaked. He's holding two chainsaws across his chest and looks terrified. An assortment of people are behind him wearing costumes for a baseball player, vampire, robot, and cheerleader.

Murder Party Is an Urbanist Halloween Masterpiece

It sucks when Halloween falls early in the week. The spookiest night of the year and you have to wake up for work early...