What Do We Want From Our Next Seattle?
What do we want this city to be? And who do we want it to belong to?
In a recent essay published by the New...
Opening Streets to Play Creates Powerful Community Connections
Last summer, we started organizing block parties. We applied for a permit from the city, and blocked off either end of our street to...
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,...
The Urbanist Podcast: Vacation Like an Urbanist
In this podcast, managing editor Natalie Argerious and I talk summer vacation and the best ways to carry urbanism with you in your travels....
Building the Body Athletic – Your Urbanist Sports Year
It’s 4th of July weekend, so we’re in the doldrums of the sports year. WNBA, soccer, and baseball are in the long stretch of...
Sunday Video: How To Bring Back Front Yard Businesses
About Here takes a dive into corner retail and front yard and accessory commercial units in single-family areas. Architects have a lot of ideas...
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...
Midweek Video: What America Gets Wrong When Building Transit
In this video, Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes walks through many of the common mistakes that America and Canada make when planning and...