Civics and Culture

Merry Xmas Seattle, King County Got You A New Youth Jail

The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection (SDCI) is expected to release its permitting decision on the King County Children And Family Justice Center...

Sunday Video: How To Quickly Build A Cycling City

Not Just Bikes visits Paris to see how the city has rolled out a good bike infrastructure and witnesses how it has transformed culture....

Angels on Second Avenue

  In that doorway, over there on Second South, is where a woman goes at night. She injects and imbibes various assortments of drugs as...

Urbanist Hopes for 2019

Team Urbanism took some lumps in 2018, but there's plenty of opportunities to turn the tables and advance the cause in 2019. Our writers...

KVRU Interview: Nathan on Route 7 RapidRide

KVRU's Simon Kidde (a friend, and the son of another friend!) sits down with myself and Metro's Robyn Austin to discuss the impending transition...

Sunday Video: Bus Stop Balancing

https://vimeo.com/240382367 New York City-based TransitCenter is promoting bus stop balancing, or what some call bus stop consolidation, in New York and beyond to speed up...

Fridaygram: Japanese Shotengai

Shotengai are a type of shopping arcade found in Japan. Their varied layouts provide both a safe pedestrian experience and true mixed shopping capabilities...
A crossword puzzle with The Urbanist written in for one of the answers.

Quiz Your Seattle News Knowledge with The Urbanist’s New Crossword

The Urbanist is launching a new crossword series running every two weeks. If you love to take a contemplative moment with a brain-teasing puzzle, but you’re tired of nationally syndicated crosswords with no local flair or stance on high-capacity transit, you’re right where you need to be.