Editorial Board
The Urbanist was founded in 2014 to examine and influence urban policies. We believe cities provide unique opportunities for addressing many of the most challenging social, environmental, and economic problems. We serve as a resource for promoting and disseminating ideas, creating community, increasing political participation, and improving the places we live.
Rent stabilization and ending apartment bans, a match made in heaven.
Rents are going up, and almost no one is being spared. Even tenants in...
An open letter to Julie Timm
Hello and welcome Julie Timm, soon-to-be Sound Transit CEO:
As you prepare to step into your new role as CEO...
Sound Transit’s elevators and escalators have become a bit of a punchline and are routinely out of service, as The Urbanist reported in November....
The $16.9 billion Move Ahead Washington transportation package faces a large funding gap after State House passed a version of the bill Tuesday that...
State Democrats propose diverting $2 billion from the general fund to fund their highway package, but this money would be better spent on affordable...
Ballots for the 2022 Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Capital Levy are due tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8th. To be accepted, they must postmarked or deposited...
This past weekend while walking on California Avenue in West Seattle, I saw something that should be commonplace, yet remains relatively rare in our...
Puget Sound cities cannot continue to neglect sidewalks, bus routes, bike lanes, and multimodal trails when winter storms hit.
Today King County Metro finally (mostly)...