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The Urbanist Podcast: Grass Lawns and Foxtail’s Deadly Danger to Dogs

Summertime gets us thinking about a whole bunch of stuff, including grass. In cities across North America, grass yards are often a symbol of...
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Build Light Rail In-Road Instead of Demolishing Housing, Balducci Urges Sound Transit

However agency leaders displayed hesitancy to inconvenience cars to build transit more efficiently. On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board pressed the agency's heads of corridor...
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Welcome to Summer. Break Out the Legos.

Now that we here in the northern hemisphere have celebrated summer solstice, we must get Official Summer underway. That means we have to do all...

Leaked Everett Link Plans Heavy on Displacement, Light on Connectivity

Sound Transit plans continue to avoid taking car lanes to site light rail. Greater displacement, less space for transit-oriented housing, and more dangerous crossings...

Bumping Seattle’s Comp Plan Release to Autumn Pressurizes the Schedule and the Stakes

Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) has announced that release of the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan will be delayed until September. The...

Op-Ed: Washington State Needs a Cumulative Air Toxics Law

The Duwamish River Valley hosts three freeways, two international airports, an international seaport, and a river so polluted it was declared a federal Superfund...

The Urbanist Podcast: The Power of Parks with the Trust for Public Land

The Urbanist recently reported on Seattle snagging the 8th slot in the Trust for Public Land's 2023 national ParkScore index. In this episode, Natalie Argerious speaks with...

Debunking Carbrains’ Dumb Groceries Argument

The distance to carry a bag of food is only argued against cities, never getting them to your car in the first place. Enter any...