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.
On Wednesday morning, the Seattle Police Department cleared the sidewalks opposite City Hall of homeless encampments, giving the 16 remaining campers two-hour notice. The...
Despite skyrocketing housing prices across Washington State, the state legislature has failed to pass any bills easing statewide housing restrictions and promoting missing middle...
For our April 12th meetup, The Urbanist is thrilled to host Marc Dones, chief executive officer of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority --...
The Teamsters representing local concrete drivers rejected the latest offer from owners, which added just 15 cents to wages over three years.
The concrete strike...
Another set of bills died Friday as another legislative cutoff passed, but a bill boosting Sound Transit funding options was not among them. Senate...
Light rail tunnels to West Seattle Junction and Ballard took a step closer from dream to reality thanks to Sound Transit's latest analysis suggesting...
Anna Zivarts, director of the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington, will be our guest for The Urbanist's monthly meetup on March 8th...
Concrete is not flowing in King County and several high-profile infrastructure projects threaten to be delayed as a result. Concrete mixer drivers are striking...