Civics and Culture

The Urbanist’s Thanksgiving Meatballs 2023

It's Thanksgiving and we have some stuff to be thankful for. Here's to the year's unexpected treats.
Wilson holds a bullhorn and speaks at a pre-pandemic rally standing in from or a big yellow Transit Riders Union banner.

Coalition Urges Mayor to Extend the Eviction Moratorium

At month's end, the eviction moratorium is scheduled to expire, which would put thousands of tenants at risk. A broad coalition spearheaded by the...

Sunday Video: Super Bowl Sustainability

With a vision to host the healthiest, most sustainable and socially responsible Super Bowl ever, the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee...

Sunday Video: How Seville Got Its Bicycle Network

https://youtu.be/rz20rAJ7oIg Streetfilms looks at how Seville, Spain got its bike network.

My Side Of Town

Some actors just radiate intelligence. You feel it in their eyes, their bearing, their enunciation. Think of Max von Sydow or Juliette Binoche. Natalie...

Sunday Video: What Is Vision Zero?

The term “Vision Zero” gets bandied about a lot in transportation and urbanist circles, but to the unitiated the concept isn’t necessarily obvious or...

Of Libraries, Parks, Book Stores, and Cinemas: Tacoma’s Social Infrastructre

In a previous installment, I wrote about the strain put on sidewalks when cities privatize, sell off, fail to maintain, or don’t care to...

Meetup Video: September 2021 Meetup with Nikkita Oliver

https://youtu.be/z7X3jF0Ydp8 Seattle City Council candidate Nikkita Oliver joined The Urbanist for the September monthly meetup. During the meeting, Oliver discussed wide-ranging priorities that they would...