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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 Route 33 trolley bus at the intersection 1st Avenue and Denny Way with low-rise apartment buildings behind.
On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council's Transportation Policy Board voted to approve the release of a draft 2050 Regional Transportation Plan that has...
Early next year, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), the region’s four-county planning agency, will release a draft of the update to its Regional...
Every year in advance of the state legislature convening for its new session, cities around the state update their agenda. The Washington State legislature's...
A gutter bike lane with the Port's tower cranes in the background.
Members of Washington's congressional delegation announced Tuesday that the US Department of Transportation will be awarding a $20 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability...
A photo showing cars blocking a marked intersection for pedestrians.
A year-and-a-half after Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill approving a pilot program giving Seattle authority to issue automatic citations for drivers blocking crosswalks,...
Exterior of Capital Hill Library with angled glass entry.
When voters overwhelmingly passed the most recent update to Seattle's public library levy in 2019, expanded hours at all 26 neighborhood branch libraries was...
A photo of a city street without cars. There are tram lines and people walking and biking.
In just a few days, world leaders will gather in Glasgow at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will discuss how to...
A photo of a raised drawbridge.
A proposal for the City of Seattle to issue bonds to pay for maintenance on several key bridges has been put back on the...