University of Washington: A Resilient Future Starts Here. Online Master of Infrastructure Management and Planning. Apply Now. Image description: A highway interchange with a city skyline and suspension bridge in the background.

Author: Brandon Zuo

City Council Set to Empower Seattle’s Freight Board to Water Down Safety Projects

A Strauss resolution would give the freight board more oversight and chance to block changes to truck streets. An under-the-radar resolution moving through the Seattle...
A construction worker gathers supplies as the light filters through the clouds. One story of the four story building is complete at this point.

Op-Ed: Impact Fees Are Just Another Exclusionary Housing Policy in Disguise

Seattle is misguidedly preparing to levy impact fees on homebuilders amidst a housing crisis. Seattle is in a housing crisis, a direct result of decades-long...
Elliott Bay view of a water taxi arriving at Colman Dock downtown Seattle on a very cloudy day.

West Seattle Water Taxi To Maintain Summer Service Levels Year-Round

King County Metro's passenger-only ferry between West Seattle and Colman Dock at Pier 50 will mostly see summer sailing service maintained year-round. That means...
Two people walking a dog on a new sidewalk.

Morales Proposes Adding Sidewalks to Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance

One in four Seattle blocks lack sidewalks, but a new bill would require that significant repaving projects add or repair them. In 2016, after the...
Looking down NE 12th Street with a rendering of a cycletrack with painted lines, green painted boxes and flexible posts.

Bellevue Seeks Public Feedback on 15 Miles of New Bike Infrastructure

People who bike (or want to bike) in Bellevue now have the opportunity to influence the build-out of a basic bike network in the...
A crowd of more than 100 bicyclists assembled with Lake Washington in the background.

Two Hundred Plus Turn Out for Urbanist Bike Ride on Lake Washington Boulevard

Featured guest Ray Delahanty of CityNerd was a big fan of the Lake Washington Boulevard open street. On Saturday, The Urbanist hosted a bike ride...
Colorful photos on glass and geometric art stand out as a streetcar arrives at the Hilltop District T-Line station.

Tacoma Celebrates the Opening of the Hilltop Streetcar Extension

The mood was jubilant during the ribbon cutting, but 12-minute peak frequencies fall short of promises. On Saturday, Tacoma leaders cut the ribbon on the...

Op-Ed: New Drug Bill Relies on Trusting a Contemptuous Seattle Police Force

The war on drugs is back, and Seattle is about to entrust SPD to carry it out with minimal guardrails. This Tuesday, Seattle City Council...