Sunday Video: Moving Kiruna
Kiruna, a Swedish town of 18,000 people 200 kilometers above the Arctic Circle, is in the process of relocating itself three kilometers east due...
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...
Temporal
A collection of interesting moments I've had recently, which all strike me with the unexpected nature of how events sequence themselves....
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Nathan on NPR: III
Did you miss Wednesday's broadcast? It's all here. Host Deborah Wang and I chat about "who (really) rides the bus" in Seattle, and so...
Wednesday Event Featuring Jelani Cobb Seeks to Save Journalism
If journalism is the lifeblood of our democracy, then why does it feel like its chronically on life support?
The journalism industry is in rough...
Seattle Council Candidates to Square Off in Forum on Housing and Zoning Policy
Two forums co-hosted by The Urbanist on September 5 and 6 will include candidates in all seven districts.
With the primary behind us, 14 candidates...
Sunday Video: Subterranean Christmas Train
https://youtu.be/HXouL-s5pBo
Every year around the holiday, New York City Transit runs special nostalgia trains from yesteryear. Trains run on Sunday with many festive riders in...
We Own This City Because You Cut It Adrift
A policing drama from the creators of "The Wire" and "Treme" is a devastating look at urban policy.
The police aren’t coming, and we know...