Sunday Video: Why Do Schools Have Boundary Issues?
https://youtu.be/s6EXykhBnBk
In this video, Dave Amos of City Beautiful looks into the thorny politics and issues of school choice, racial and social inequality, segregation, social...
City Council Passes Library Levy Renewal Proposition, Selects Pacheco as Interim Councilmember
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several significant pieces of legislation and welcomed a new temporary member to the body. Council adopted a...
Fort Lawton Affordable Redevelopment Plan Moves Ahead
Seattle City Council will vote on the plan to build an affordable housing community on 34 acres of the Fort Lawton site in Magnolia...
Midtown Commons Breaks Ground at 23rd and Union This Summer
Lake Union Partners' mega-project will bring the most sweeping change yet to an intersection with a complicated past.
In 2009, a group of artists, journalists,...
Trailhead Direct Returns for Another Season with Four Routes
On Thursday, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced the return of Trailhead Direct next month. The bus and van service to local trails is...
KOMO Demagoguery Piques Interest in Real Solutions for Homelessness
KOMO 4’s Seattle is Dying documentary hit Seattle like a giant stink-bombshell. Homelessness has been a big issue in Seattle for a while, but...
A Pause for TED
I'm giving a TEDx talk on May 4th.
(!!!)
The details will be updated here, at the home page for TEDxUofW.
I'll be intermittent on The Urbanist between now...
New Liberty Bank Building Seeks to Anchor an Important Legacy
Supporters hope that the building represents a future in which the African-American community can heal from losses suffered during the controversial "Weed and Seed"...








