Seattle’s Geologic Hazards Can Be Overwhelming, But Preparation Can Start Now
“Seismic” buttons in Seattle’s elevators hide ubiquitously in plain sight. When I was new to the city last year, these buttons were a reminder...
Shoreline Apartment Boom Picks Up Along RapidRide E, Still in Infancy Near Light Rail
Outside its light rail station areas, Shoreline has seen a noticeable bump in apartment planning, permitting, and construction in the past few years. Upwards...
Kuo/郭: Watching Chinatown’s Gentrifying/Generational Change
Some of my earliest memories of taking public transit were the times when my maternal grandparents would occasionally walk me and my brother to...
Northgate’s Construction Spree Is Just Starting
In the past two decades, development in and around Northgate has, for the most part, been a bit sleepy. Every few years a new...
Urbanist Tours: South Lake Union Boom Recap
The Urbanist hosted a tour of the South Lake Union and Cascade on Saturday morning, offering a glimpse of these booming neighborhoods that most...
Market Street Developments Are Creating A New Urban Neighborhood East of Ballard
There’s a spot just inside Seattle's Gilman Park where the scent of turned earth and new asphalt mingles with that of cooking grains coming...
Sunday Video: Renovating an Abandoned High School into Apartments
Purchasing an abandoned high school for $100,000, three developers carved out a lovely 31 unit apartment building in the Pittsburgh suburb of Homestead, Pennsylvania....
How Downtown Redmond Grew from Sleepy Suburb to Small City
Redmond's 1993 Downtown Plan led to an urban transformation that saw the construction of over 5,000 new units between 2000 and 2020. This Saturday, light rail arrives to support that urban growth.