The Development of Frelingford

It's easiest to document the changes taking place outside your own window, which for me looks out on Woodland Park Avenue and Stone Way....

Wallingford’s 45th Street Is Ripe For Development

Wallingford could become a flashpoint for backlash against the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) judging by recent events. Last month, the Wallingford Community Council...
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Explainer: Why Doesn’t Seattle Have Skyscraper Signs?

The code provision that prevents the city from looking like Blade Runner. In most American cities, the tenants of downtown skyscrapers have their names written...

Midweek Video: Vienna Co-Housing

https://vimeo.com/191659582 What is it like to live in co-housing? This video shows what life is like in a Vienna co-housing community.

Readers Helped Us Find Missing Middle! Plus The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt #2

For me, the warm and sunny weather provided extra inspiration for close-to-home urban exploration, but as I was reminded by a reader, with Google...

Ballard Walking Tour Recap (In Tweets!)

Saturday turned out to be a great morning for a walking tour in Ballard. The sun was out, our group was engaged, and the streets...

This Place Matters: Main Streets And Community By Design

In 1977, in the midst of the worst nationwide recession since World War II, the National Trust for Historic Preservation founded the Main Street...

The Urbanist’s Year in Pictures 2022

An we come upon the last day of the year, a perfect opportunity to look through The Urbanist's media archive for a retrospective of...