Urban Art: Elevating Aesthetics and Cultural Identity in Cities

The term “urban art” describes visual art forms that are created by and representative of city dwellers. While you may see pieces in galleries,...

Seattle Will Provide Free Transit to All Public High School Students

All public high school students in Seattle will receive free transit passes under a plan to encourage transit ridership both in the immediate and...

Doing Journalism in Pandemic Mode

These obviously aren't normal times. The economy is teetering, election systems are straining, and hospitals are preparing for a deluge of cases. Many parts...

Tofu Spring Rolls, Comfort Stations, and Deep Breaths

  I rushed in, looking for the cheap stuff. My shift (or "piece") was about to start, and I needed food. This was unusual. I...

Sunday Video: The Proterra Executive Electrifying Mass Transit

https://youtu.be/bMMAD3oSH6o A Proterra executive talks about the future of electrifying transit buses.
A photo of a city street without cars. There are tram lines and people walking and biking.

Four Years Later, Seattle Emissions-Free Area Has Gone From Promise to Draft Plan

In just a few days, world leaders will gather in Glasgow at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will discuss how to...

Book Talk with Nathan Today August 29th at 12:30pm

Hello, Urbanist friends. In the wake of my book being nominated for the Washington State Book Award, I'm having another book talk at the Greenwood Senior...

Merger

  As I woke a scruffy older sleeper at the U District terminal, he grumbled out something I think he intended to be derogatory. Something...