Doug Trumm
Doug Trumm is publisher of The Urbanist. An Urbanist writer since 2015, he dreams of pedestrian streets, bus lanes, and a mass-timber building spree to end our housing crisis. He graduated from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington in 2019. He lives in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood and loves to explore the city by foot and by bike.
Seattle's mayoral musical chairs is over, and the person occupying the seat is Tim Burgess.
This afternoon the Seattle City Council voted 5 to 1...
This morning Sound Transit announced it has expanded its street performer program, taking it beyond the pilot program at University of Washington and Capitol...
Four Mayors in Three Months: David Kroman covered Acting Mayor Bruce Harrell's announcement that he'd no longer like to act as mayor. The council...
King County Metro Transit has recommended a $2.75 flat fare across its network. King County Executive Dow Constantine has endorsed the proposal and asked...
On Saturday morning, The Urbanist was pleased to be joined by Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and dozens of advocates for a walking tour...
Mayor Ed Murray issued a resignation letter yesterday after a fifth man came forward--this time his cousin--alleging Murray had molested and raped him as...
The First White President: Ta-Nehisi Coates lays bare white supremacy and the racism coursing through this country's veins in this excellent long read in The...
The Seattle City Council is hosting a double feature at SIFF Cinema Uptown Auditorium 3 on Monday September 11. The first public hearing for the...