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.
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...