Seattle’s Housing Construction Booms While Permitting Flashes Warning Signs
Plummeting permits could point to a housing slowdown and less affordable housing money after a banner year.
Seattle’s housing production set a new record in...
Despite Slowdown Worries, 2021 Sets A Townhouse Production Record in Seattle
Last year, The Urbanist covered a Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) report suggesting that townhouse development in Seattle might be...
High Speed Rail Is a Solution for Terrible Airlines
The winter holidays gifted Seattle thousands of cancelled flights, likely affecting over 100,000 travellers. Today, weeks later, people are feeling the impacts as airlines...
Spring 2021 Subscriber Drive Financial Update
Last year, The Urbanist started paying an Executive Director for the first time since its founding. The new director started in December 2019 and...
Fall 2020 Urbanist Financial Update: Overcoming a Recession
2020 marks a transition in our spending strategy at The Urbanist. At the beginning of the year we started paying one of our long-term...
Zack Hudgins Questionnaire – State House District 11, Position 1
The Urbanist Elections Committee invited candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire and participate in our endorsement process. We based our...
T’wina Nobles 2020 Endorsement Questionnaire – State Senate District 28
The Urbanist Elections Committee invited candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire and participate in our endorsement process. We based our...
Jessica Bateman 2020 Questionnaire – State House District 22, Position 2
The Urbanist Elections Committee invited candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire and participate in our endorsement process. We based our...