Tukwila Makes Targeted Transit and Pedestrian Improvements Near Southcenter
The City of Tukwila has delivered a series of pedestrian and transit facility improvements near Westfield Southcenter, a major regional shopping mall. The bulk of the...
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...
2017 In Review
2017 was a banner year for Seattle. We led the country in construction cranes, in population growth rate, in transit ridership growth, and--much to...
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...
Community Transit to Add New Service in March 2016
Community Transit is set to make service improvements to the local and commuter bus network in March 2016. This comes on the heels of...
Planning A New Portage Bay Park in the University District
The University District is slated to get an expanded park space on the shores of Portage Bay in the coming years. The project, tentatively...
The Urbanist’s Greatest Hits of 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, we're reviewing our top ten most read articles of the year. Looking back, themes emerge, such as the...
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...