Sunday Video: San Antonio’s River Walk As Walkable Urbanism
City Beautiful visits San Antonio to evaluate the city's river walk as walkable urbanism. The city's riverwalk isn't the only one of its kind,...
Smells Like Chicken
Five minutes after a phone conversation in which I got dumped, this guy showed up and asked if I wanted any fried chicken. He...
Meetup Video: June 2022 with Port of Seattle Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa
In June, The Urbanist's transportation reporter and senior editor, Ryan Packer, had a wide-ranging discussion with Port of Seattle Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa. High-speed rail,...
Meetup Video: September 2021 Meetup with Nikkita Oliver
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Seattle City Council candidate Nikkita Oliver joined The Urbanist for the September monthly meetup. During the meeting, Oliver discussed wide-ranging priorities that they would...
Can Housing Keep Up With Seattle’s Office Boom?
Seattle is essentially gaining a second downtown with the emergence of South Lake Union (SLU) as a business and residential center where it seems new...
Op-Ed: Seattle Should End the Polluting Blue Angels Airshow
Environmental activists and critics of US militarism are joining together to protest against Seattle's loud, polluting Blue Angels airshow. Here's the case for having the courage to end this tradition.
What Could Rapidly Growing Seattle Do to Reduce Small Businesses Displacement?
Workie Wubushet, owner of Saba Ethiopian Cuisine, knew her campaign to save the restaurant she'd owned for nearly 20 years was over when the...
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...