As if it Was the Last Ride
I help a young black American family with the wheelchair seat at Fifth and Jackson. He's carrying laundry in tattered oversized Target plastic shopping...
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...
Urban Indians II: Represent
So much of what we as urban Indians do is stymied by study and data.
In the 19th Century it was the Indian Agents and...
Third & Pine, Center of the Throbbing Universe
I pull up to the Third and Pine island stop, outside McDonalds. We're in the vortex, the nerve center. Every major city has an...
Space-decoding the elements of urbanism
First in a series of illustrated ruminations from the South of France.
According to the New York Times‘ Roger Cohen, France is struggling with changing...
New parklet opens at 25th and Union this Sunday
This Sunday is the grand opening of Seattle's newest parklet, aptly named the 25th and Union Parklet. In the heart of the Central District, the...
Fortitude
I see her brighten the bus stop as I pull up. Third and Union southbound, some time before midnight. Hers is a smile which...
It’s Called Madness
I'm riding the bus home tonight, racking my brain for particulars. He had a helmet, I'm thinking. It's just after 1am, and I'm sitting...