Civics and Culture

Sunday Video: What Happens After A City Removes A Freeway?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4WDCc_UHds Dave Amos of City Beautiful visits Seattle's waterfront and looks at what is happening as it transforms from having an elevated highway running through...

The Urbanist’s Guide to Seattle’s 17,000 Best Spots for Cherry Blossoms

Our map of cherry blossoms hotspots covers more than 44,000 flowering stone fruit trees across Seattle. Check it out to plan your flower tour.

Sunday Video: Could Toronto’s Kensington Market Be A Solution to Gentrification?

Uytae Lee of About Here highlights Kensington Market, a very diverse district in Toronto steeped in history. It’s increasingly become a popular area of...

Event Today: Belltown and Denny Triangle Public Realm Community Workshop

Nearly one month ago, the Lake2Bay Coalition hosted a public realm exploration walk to collect people's opinion on the public spaces around Belltown and...

Op-Ed: Vote No For I-732

Editor's note: On Monday and Tuesday this week, two op-eds will appear on the publication making the cases for and against I-732, a proposed...
A map of the Seattle Subway's vision map of a light rail system made of seven lines that would cover much of the city.

Lots of Love for Transit at the Seattle Subway Mayoral Forum

Seattle Subway and co-sponsor Seattle Transit Blog, both members of the MASS Coalition alongside The Urbanist, held a mayoral forum focused on the topic...
People walk and roll across the street in the rain with a car in the background."This system is broken for us already. We want change. We want a different and a re-imagined transportation system," was the caption I wrote for my presentation. (Photo by David Seater)

The System Is Broken for Us Already

For the last hundred years, oil companies, car companies, airlines, global hotel brands, and the tourism industry have sold us travel as the ultimate...

Seattle Police Crack Down on Black Lives Matter Protests and Continue to Resist Reform

Cities across America are on edge right now. Many have seen clashes between police and protesters, resulting in injuries, arrests, and destruction. It was...