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Monthly Archives: February 2025

Join The Urbanist for Our March Social Events

Join The Urbanist for one of our many socials for some comp plan advocacy, or join one of the many local urbanist groups doing their own things.
An aerial image shows the new light rail bridge over the Duwamish River to West Seattle Junction.

Trump Officials Delay Expected Approval Date for West Seattle Light Rail

The 30 to 60 days of additional review isn't unique to Sound Transit's light rail project, CEO Goran Sparrman said, but will nonetheless likely alarm many transit advocates and threaten the project's schedule.

ORCA Pod and Sound Transit Reducing Select Fares on March 1

Sound Transit alongside Community Transit and the wider ORCA card pod will make some limited fare changes on Saturday, March 1, including lowering regular adult day passes from $8.00 to $6.00 and for reduced fare day passes from $4.00 to $2.00.
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Harrell Calls Musk, Thiel ‘Smart Innovators,’ Tells Downtown Businesses He’s Fighting...

On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell praised conservative billionaires as "smart innovators," but pledged to push back on federal overreach and advance cybersecurity, telling business leaders: "I will fight for you."

Newcastle Mayor Pushed to Scrub Climate Change, Equity from City’s Growth...

Newcastle Mayor Robert Clark pushed to remove references to promoting racial and social equity as "vague," "subjective," and "irrelevant," and called climate change "subjective." Many of his recommendations were adopted by the Newcastle Planning Commission.
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Results from The Urbanist’s Second Annual Reader Survey 

The Urbanist had 459 responses to our reader survey this year, and we want to share some takeaways with you.
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Public Defender Nathan Rouse Makes Seattle City Attorney Bid

Nathan Rouse wants to deliver public safety via holistic fixes and criminal justice reform. He's challenging incumbent Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison, who he argues has focused on scoring cheap political points rather than results.
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Op-Ed: SoDo Is for Industry, Seattle Should Reject Rushed Housing Push

Port Commissioner Ryan Calkins argues that the Seattle City Council should reject Council President Sara Nelson’s rushed plan to add a housing district in SoDo and continue to reserve the area for industry and freight needs.