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.
It seemed like a done deal. The King County Council was going to fork over about $190M to pay for Safeco Field maintenance intended...
Tuesday, August 7th is the last day to vote in the Washington state Primary Election. The Urbanist Election Board opted not to endorse for...
Seattle’s dockless bikeshare program--with three privately-run operators so far--recently celebrated its first anniversary. One year in, Lime is clearly leading the pack. With buzz...
The Urbanist has been inquiring about 2018 bikeshare ridership figures for months. As the deadline approaches for a permanent bikeshare permit to be approved...
Snohomish County is kicking off planning for Sound Transit 3 light rail stations planned at Ash Way Park-and-Ride, Mariner Park-and-Ride, and (provisionally) at the...
The Seattle Times Editorial Board weighed in on pending reform to increase backyard cottage and garage apartments in single family zones and it was...
Mayor Jenny Durkan’s outside budget review of the Center City Connector streetcar project is ten days past due.
The consultant KMPG delivered a draft of...
The news on One Center City has not been very uplifting. The effort to keep Seattle moving during coming transit logjams got a re-brand...