Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle: The Time To Act Is Now
Amid Seattle's rapidly growing inner neighborhoods remains the urban scar of I-5, a massive concrete and steel ribbon that is the lasting legacy of...
Looking Back on Another Decade of Climate Delay
As we bid 2019 adieu and enter a new decade, it's hard not to get wistful and ponder the past decade in the rearview...
Publication Update: Fall 2021 Subscriber Drive Edition
There's no doubt that fall has arrived. The days are shorter (and wetter), budget squabbling is enfolding over at City Hall, the campaign season...
Highway Mission Creep
Last week, I wrote about the progress of the highway funding bill through Congress. A few politicians—Marco Rubio, John Kasich and Rick Santorum—don't want...
Woonerf Watch: Capitol Hill Edition
A street improvement project that is about to start construction this winter on Capitol Hill might take a lot of people by surprise, mostly...
STcomplete Q&A with Seattle Subway
On Wednesday, I sat down with Jonathan Hopkins, the Political Director for Seattle Subway. Last July Seattle Subway released a bold proposal for Sound Transit’s...
2018 in Review: The Year of the Four SDOT Heads
As 2018 draws to an end, it's the time for reflection and last ditch efforts to get you to read some of fine volunteer...
The Urbanist’s Greatest Hits of 2020
Thank you for reading The Urbanist and making it through a crucible of a year with us. We wanted to look back at our...