Ryan Packer
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.
Washington State highway expansion plans are billions over budget and soaking up resources from maintenance.
Despite a state transportation system full of unmet needs, the...
Even in the face of ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goals that remain out-of-reach, elected leaders in central Puget Sound aren't ready to rethink the...
Twice picked as interim SDOT director, Sparrman hopes to right the ship at Sound Transit.
The Sound Transit Board of Directors is tapping transportation industry...
The Washington State Legislature is considering legalizing "co-living housing" in cities and towns across Washington, which could open the door to new micro-apartments offered...
As the greenway program turns 12 years old, the network of pedestrian and bike corridors along low-traffic streets could see redoubled commitment or deemphasis.
Jenny...
The bill could result in a builder's remedy to force resistant jurisdictions to allow apartment construction.
Representative Jessica Bateman (D-22, Olympia) has filed a brand...
Morales is in as land use chair, "Pothole King" Saka to lead transportation, and Strauss claims budget chair.
On Tuesday afternoon, the brand new Seattle...
While 2023 was dubbed the 'year of housing,' 2024 could be a second act, with unfinished business left to tackle.
In 2023, the Washington State...