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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2018: Goals, Obstacles, and Resolutions
Seattle has ambitious plans for 2018.
Taking MHA Citywide... Can We Expand It to Single Family?
The Seattle City Council plans to expand the Mandatory Housing...
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...
2021 Articles from The Urbanist to Take Out for a Second Spin
From the viewpoint of an editor, it's clear that many articles do not end up receiving the attention they deserve the first time around....








