Sunday Video: What Traffic Shows of The Bahama’s Racial History

Two-for-one videos this weekend, starting with the time Not Just Bikes went to paradise and discovered it wasn't quite idyllic. About the size of...

Sunday Video: How Big is Old Jerusalem?

It's one of the rare years that Ramadan, Passover, and Easter coincide, so it feels appropriate to take a look at the city where...

The Urbanist Podcast: Oops, All Clips

Thank you for contacting The Urbanist Podcast. It is Spring Break, so co-hosts Ray Dubicki and Natalie Argerious are out of the office this...

Sunday Video: Mel’s Hole

In 1997, a caller to Art Bell's late night Coast to Coast AM shared the astounding story of a bottomless pit on his property...

The High Cost of Parking in Downtown Bellingham 

When what is now downtown Bellingham was initially platted in the mid-1800s, it is likely that little consideration was given to parking. Mostly because...

Sunday Video: The Urban President… Woodrow Wilson?

Welcome to your February long weekend. It’s not the best of weather in Seattle, so we look askance at all you escaping to beaches...

History of Exclusion on the Eastside Connects Past to Present-Day Advocacy

On Wednesday, February 22nd, 5:30-6:30pm, a coalition of organizations, including partners of The Urbanist, is offering an event that tells the story of the...

Ballard’s Historic District Board Looks to Blow the Roof Off Street Cafes

The future of wildly popular streateries now rests in a narrow view of the street's past. It’s 9am on a Thursday morning in the multipurpose...