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.
The issue of whether Seattle should impose a sizable fee on all types of new development to fund transportation network improvements is back in...
One of the city's most highly-used bike trails is about to see improvements that will remove elements that have been giving trail users consternation...
SDOT considered a laundry list of improvements, but most aren't moving forward.
As soon as next year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will start...
The full opening of East Link will bring a reprieve, but overcrowding issues could resume with Federal Way Link.
With approximately one year until Sound...
The Kirkland City Council this week voted to hit pause on pursuing options that would convert a stretch of Park Lane in downtown Kirkland...
King County Metro is eyeing upgrades to another one of Seattle's workhorse bus routes, as increased traffic on the city's streets continues to impact...
Four members of the Eastlake Community Council's board were abruptly removed from their positions last week, following a disagreement over advocacy around a long-planned...
In 1972, the City of Seattle asked a group of citizens, anyone who wanted to attend a series of meetings, to work together to...