The Urbanist Board Welcomes Four New Members
Efrain Hudnell, Sarah Mills, David Postman, and Ben Maritz join our board in 2024
Save the Trees, Build Urban Housing!
My journey to urbanism took a twisted path. I grew up in rural Kitsap County, studied forest ecology, and worked in the woods of...
November 14 Urbanist Talk to Tackle Comp Plan, Exclusionary Zoning, Design Review Reform
We are very excited to be joined by activist architect Matt Hutchins at the November edition of our monthly speaker series. He will help...
Parking Enforcement Does Not Belong in SPD
While much of the media may have convinced itself that Seattle City Council radically defunded the police, it didn't. What Council did do was...
As The Urbanist Grows, So Does Our Board
The Urbanist has grown a lot since its founding in 2014. When I first got involved in 2015 by showing up to meetups in...
February Meetup to Feature Seattle Chamber of Commerce CEO Rachel Smith
Update: We've set the date of February 8th for our rescheduled meetup with Rachel Smith, new President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber...
Urbanist Meetup July 13th with Mayoral Candidate Jessyn Farrell
On Tuesday, July 13th from 6:15pm to 7:30pm we are excited to be joined by mayoral candidate Jessyn Farrell. A widely-respected policy advocate on...
Council President and Mayoral Candidate Lorena González to Speak at June Urbanist Meetup
This month, The Urbanist is excited to be joined by Seattle City Council President and Mayoral Candidate M. Lorena González for our June meetup...