Doug Trumm

Doug Trumm
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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.
The Urbanist is excited to host Ray Delahanty of CityNerd for a bike ride and meetup in South Seattle on Saturday, September 16. Join...
On Tuesday, Seattle City Council candidates squared off in the first forum of the general election season at the First Baptist Church in First...
Downtown Seattle wall with City Hall sign on it and buildings in the background.
While running government like a business is a dream of chambers of commerce, businesses don’t freeze wages and spending when they need to hire...
Color banners head by campaign volunteers for MLK Labor canvases.
In just two months, voters will elect a new Seattle City Council, and the race is on for candidates to make their closing pitches....
A "Candidate Forum on Zoning, Growth, and the Comprehensive Plan" graphic includes a skyline sketch of Seattle and the logos of CCC members.
Two forums co-hosted by The Urbanist on September 5 and 6 will include candidates in all seven districts. With the primary behind us, 14 candidates...
A dark light rail platform at SeaTac Airport during a service disruption.
It's looking like an October launch for real-time Link arrivals -- after a hectic month of maintenance-related service disruptions. One lament Link light rail riders...
Seattle's new long-range plan for high capacity transit echoes vision maps created by Seattle Subway and advanced by The Urbanist. Seattle's long-range rail transit vision...
The elevated South Bellevue Station with the Bellevue skyline in the distance.
The Eastside starter line received the go ahead from the Sound Transit Board of Directors on Thursday, which clears the way for the eastern...