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Ryan Packer

Ryan Packer
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Ryan Packer has been writing for The Urbanist since 2015, and currently reports full-time as Contributing Editor. Their beats are transportation, land use, public space, traffic safety, and obscure community meetings. Packer has also reported for other regional outlets including BikePortland, Seattle Met, and PubliCola. They live in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.
A sailboat passes in front of the seating area at Gas Works with the skyline in the distance
The potential Seattle Comprehensive Plan changes, which are set to be discussed Monday, would add back growth centers around Gas Works Park, Alki, North Capitol Hill, and other areas. Councilmember Rinck also proposes legalizing corner stores and removing parking mandates citywide.
In pushing back on a requirement to adopt a Complete Streets ordinance to compete for infrastructure grant dollars, Medina's leaders clearly saw a threat of changes being forced on the city. The wealthy enclave doesn't appear to want to change.
The new Fourth Avenue bike lane extension is set to provide direct access to Seattle Center's front door, connecting the campus's fan zone to the rest of downtown. It's an outlier as a permanent infrastructure upgrade being built to accommodate FIFA.
Over 1,500 people have been seriously injured or killed in crashes along Rainier Avenue S in the last decade. The upgraded transportation levy approved by voters last fall represents an opportunity to truly transform the street... if city leaders grab it.
A native woman with grey hair wearing a loud, floral print suit
Juarez, who represented District 5 from 2016 to 2023, will immediately become one of the most experienced members of the council. But she pledged to defer to former Councilmember Cathy Moore when it comes to the city's growth plan, a move that likely worries housing advocates.
A Kitsap Transit fast ferry sits at the dock at Pier 50 with a King County Water Taxi
Fast ferry runs will continue between Seattle and Bremerton on Saturdays from May to September, but will no longer be maintained through the off-season after a reduction in state support.
The 50,000 square feet of park space includes a turf lawn, restored fountain, seating space, and the true star of the show: a new playground featuring a 25-foot jellyfish climbing structure.
The pair of appeals focused on alleged impact from providing too few off-street parking stalls, but the Hearing Examiner upheld City's decision to permit the project. Plymouth Housing's long-planned project can now advance toward construction.