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 Capitol Hill Seattle, BikePortland, Seattle Met, and PubliCola. They live in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.
At Thursday's board meeting, Sound Transit responded to the large amount of public comment that was received on the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) package...
Former Mayor Mike McGinn is an urbanist who is deeply informed by his sense of place, drawing inspiration from his home neighborhood of Greenwood....
After months of seeking feedback, King County Metro has finalized a proposal—with the King County Council's transportation committee—to reconfigure the entire bus network in...
When the City Council approved the purchase of the assets of the Pronto bikeshare system in March, an amendment was introduced by Councilmember Mike...
On Saturday morning, residents of northeast and central Seattle woke up to find dozens of bus routes reoriented. These changes were negotiated, advocated for,...
On Monday March 28th, the first weekday of King County Metro's biggest service change in years, South Lake Union will see a pretty big...
Though most major transportation improvements are funded from the top down, there are a number of funds that the Seattle Department of Transportation has...
Bikeshare in Seattle is at a pivotal juncture — that much is clear to supporters and opponents of the Pronto bikeshare system alike. Without the...