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.
To stem a widening revenue gap impacting the SR 99 tunnel tolling program, the Washington Transportation Commission is poised to ask the state legislature...
The new intersection cameras issued over 1,800 warning tickets to blocking drivers within the first few months of the program, but only 34 official...
The issue of housing and services for people experiencing homelessness dominated during last week's rollout of Governor Jay Inslee's proposed biennial budget, which will...
Municipality will pay transit agency $2.1 million and drop claims surrounding East Link extension.
Last week, without public discussion, the Mercer Island City Council approved...
Early next year, a construction grant will be awarded and work will start on a $20 million overhaul of four east-west streets in Pioneer...
On Wednesday morning, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed an executive order impacting numerous departments across city government, all dealing with the issue of reducing...
Seattle City Light has announced that plans will not move forward to build a new surface parking lot for electric vehicle (EV) charging on...
Just a few months after adopting a long range transportation plan intended to guide investments through 2050, staff at the Puget Sound Regional Council...