Sunday Video: Are Urban Growth Boundaries Effective or Worthless?
City Beautiful explores the wonky planning topic of urban growth boundaries primarily through the lens of Oregon, but Washington does make it into the...
What If You Didn’t Have to Drive a Car?
Even if you don’t drive a car, you know gas prices are high right now in the United States. Some states have already committed...
City Light Adds to Waterfront ‘Bait-and-Switch’ with Belltown Surface Parking Lot Proposal
Last month The Urbanist detailed how Seattle City Light is moving forward with plans to install new surface parking lots with electric vehicle (EV)...
Bellevue Council Update: An Important Restart for Wilburton Transit Oriented Development Planning
With a unanimous vote on Monday evening, Bellevue City Council directed staff to initiate the planning process for a massive rezone of the Wilburton...
Superyachts Push Ballard Bridges Soaring to New Heights
A Coast Guard vertical clearance determination dealt a blow to elevated light rail options for Ballard Link, giving tunnel alternatives a boost -- not...
Leaders Push I-5 Expansion in Nisqually Valley, But Climate Consequences Appear Dire
On Monday, Governor Jay Inslee boarded a small boat with U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and Representative Marilyn Strickland to tour the mouth of the...
Industrial [Parks]: Seattle’s Green Edges
For most folks, their mental image of a city park is somewhat focused, and kinda Victorian. It’s an Olmsted designed rolling green of trees...
The Urbanist Podcast: Trees, Density, and Cities
In this podcast, Ray and I tackle a subject that is much more controversial than it initially appears: trees in cities. The City of...