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 Overlook Walk's forking staircase creates a unique shelter underneath. (City of Seattle)
Seattle is getting a Waterfront Park with an Overlook Walk connecting Pike Place Market to the Aquarium. This is made possible by the fact...
Rendering of I-395 interchange with pond. (WSDOT)
Yesterday was the last day of session for the Washington State Legislature and in one of their final acts legislators funded a bevy of...
Safety advocates rejoiced today as the Washington State House passed House Bill 1793, which permits Seattle to use camera enforcement to dissuade motorists from...
With time running out in Olympia, it looks like state legislators won't be able to come together to pass a bill authorizing King County...
The King County Council unveiled some transit investment concepts for a countywide ballot measure at its full council meeting yesterday. The measure could jumpstart...
Rows of buses with the I-90 ramps and Seattle skyscrapers in the background.
With news that novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading within King County and has already claimed five lives, local agencies are stepping up efforts to...
Elevated light rail with pylons next to a street in Northgate.
In the midst of a regional housing crunch and global climate emergency, a park-and-ride next to a soon-to-open light rail station is successfully clinging...
A RapidRide bus in the International District. (Photo by Doug Trumm)
Earlier this month, King County Metro dropped a new survey for RapidRide R, its planned upgrade of Route 7--one of its busiest routes with...