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Opinion

An Urbanist Vision for Seattle’s Third Avenue

Third Avenue in downtown Seattle is a place where many a plan goes to die, and yet the planning efforts keep stacking up. The...
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A Reflection on the “Forbidden Houses” of Bothell

Four years ago I moved from a single-family home in Seattle to a condominium in dense downtown Kirkland. It was an adjustment. I loved...
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The Urbanist Podcast: A Rainier By Any Other Name

In this podcast, managing editor Natalie Argerious and reporter Ray Dubicki talk about the names we put on places and events. It's the second...
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Workers on the Frontlines of the Homelessness Crisis Deserve a Living Wage, Not Poverty...

Cops often earn triple the salaries of Seattle's social service workers; pay inequity is undermining the city's response to homelessness. Seattle's response to homelessness hinges...
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Wallingford Must Not Neglect Its Present or Its Future as It Celebrates the Past

An organization called Historic Wallingford is proposing to have a section of my home neighborhood encompassing more than 600 homes designated as an historic...

The Urbanist Podcast: Bringing Moviemaking Back to Seattle

In this podcast, managing editor Natalie Argerious and I discuss movies made in the Emerald City. From The Parallax View through Say Anything, there...

The Urbanist Podcast: Homelessness and Health with “Skid Road Author” Josephine Ensign

In this podcast episode, we discuss homelessness, health, and Seattle's own significant history related to these topics with University of Washington Professor Josephine Ensign,...
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Elected Leaders Must Press Forward With Study of SR 99 and I-5 Everett Link...

Sign our petition to elected leaders urging that they fully study Everett Link alternatives. Sound Transit has expanded the scope for Everett Link to study...