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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.
Peddler Brewing will host The Urbanist's February 9th fundraiser. (Photo courtesy of Bike Works)
Our Spring Subscriber Drive starts Monday and this year we're adding a fundraiser to the schedule. Hear from urbanist leaders and organizational leadership. The...
Yesterday, Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) introduced a bill that would grant King County the authority to enact a progressive payroll tax targeting large firms...
Camera enforcement of blocking the box and bus lanes would be a possibility at this Fremont intersection if SB 5789 passes. (Photo by Doug Trumm)
Legislation to expand the use of camera enforcement is back. Senator Marko Liias (D-Edmonds) has taken up the torch this year after camera enforcement...
Route 62 is a workhorse for Fremont and Wallingford, which would lose Route 26 and Route 5 in Metro's proposal. (Photo by author)
King County Metro unveiled its initial Northgate Bus-to-Link restructure proposal yesterday at a press briefing at King Street Center. The emphasis is on additional...
Route 70 is not a bus that riders are thrilled to ride--it's crowded and often stuck in traffic in South Lake Union. But there's...
Washington Hall was filled to the brim with Sawant supporters. (Photo by Doug Trumm)
Washington Hall has packed on Monday for Councilmember Kshama Sawant's swearing in and rally to tax big business to fund social housing. Hundreds looked...
Elevated light rail with pylons next to a street in Northgate.
The first Sound Transit Board committee meeting of 2020 was an eventful one as staff presented three options to deliver a NE 130th Street...
Youth climate activists organized the first Fridays for the Future rally on March 22, 2019. District 4 City Council candidate Shaun Scott attended and gave a brief talk encouraging activists. (Photo by author)
Yesterday, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced executive action ending the use of fracked gas infrastructure in City buildings. It represents a small step toward decoupling...