Civics and Culture

New Design in Public Exhibit Brings the Global Migration Crisis Close to Home

"Sanctuary: Design for Belonging" runs from December 6th to February 23rd at The Center for Architecture & Design, 1010 Western Ave. The floor to ceiling collage...

Your Voice, Your Choice 2018 Has Begun

Seattle's Participatory Budgeting program for parks and street projects, Your Voice, Your Choice, is back for its second year, with a funding increase for...

Upcoming event: U District to discuss neighborhood open space

Editor's Note: The Urbanist will be meeting up at this event next week instead of holding a regular working meeting at Roy Street Coffee...

New Seattle Subway Video Backs Sound Transit 3

Seattle Subway has been working hard lately to let folks know about Regional Proposition 1. Better known as Sound Transit 3, Proposition 1 is a...

It’s PARK(ing) Day in Seattle, come join us Downtown!

Come join us for PARK(ing) Day! Our parklet is on the west side of First Avenue between Stewart St and Virginia St (map).You’ll find...

Sunday Video: How Fracking Became America’s Money Pit

https://youtu.be/jFWHxZpF9rc It turns out that fracking is not as lucrative as it was once thought, Bloomberg Quicktake explains.

Summer On The Rails: Traveling on Amtrak’s Empire Builder

Cross-country train rides with and without kids, dining cars with and without meat, and making travel part of the vacation. To ride a train across...

What Not to Say

She rides every Sunday night, on her way to church. Her love of God and music overtakes her body as she gives in to...