Civics and Culture

The Capitol building in Olympia is marble colored and include pillars and a dome in the classic style.

Rolling Out The Urbanist 2025’s Advocacy Agenda and Early Events

The Urbanist unveils top advocacy priorities for 2025 and offers some ways to get involved.

Acronyms for Action: SLI (Statement of Legislative Intent)

I first heard the word "SLI" when I was approached to provide feedback about the neighborhood council system. As a renter, I had long...

New Photography Exhibit Shares Stories of Homesteading in Pioneer Square

Home Now is a compelling mix of art and activism that invites viewers to make a human-to-human connection with their unhoused neighbors. It was time...

Nathan Talks to NPR and Slate About That Virus

Well, everyone else is talking about it. Here I am trying to be extra diplomatic while still being interesting and truthful. The Slatearticle is derived...

Intersectionality And Urbanism

I met a woman at the City Council hearing about safety for people who bike yesterday that told me she went to a meeting...

You’re Foonie

"You're a foonie bus-drivin' horse master, y' know thaht?" "Oh yeah?" I'm strolling back to my bus one morning at Aurora Village Transit Center, after using...

Apps Break Cities, Just Like Highways Do

On Tuesday, GrubHub sent New York restaurants into a tailspin with a free lunch promotion. Between 11am and 2pm, the food delivery app offered...

Midweek Video: The Case for Federal Transit Operations Support

https://vimeo.com/504477662 It this short video, TransitCenter highlights the inequity of America’s public transportation systems both in term of social and environmental justice. TransitCenter argues that...