Washington’s Legislature Is Tackling Zoning Around Transit and For Missing Middle Housing
Housing and zoning reform is taking center stage in the Washington State Legislature. Today, a handful of bills will be heard in committee to...
You Are The Machine That Kills Fascism
We urbanists love cities. We spend a lot of time studying them, reading about them, writing about them, and savoring them in our own...
Campaign Volunteer Training Sessions Headline The Urbanist’s August Events
Join The Urbanist for a Campaign Volunteer Training Session to support our endorsed candidates. We have two dates in August: one in Seattle and one in Redmond.
Washington State Reacts to Feared ICE Invasion, Constitutional Crisis
Elected officials in Washington state are being forced to prepare for the possibility of a similar ICE invasion as Minneapolis has endured. Immigrant and civil rights advocates are worried steps to prepare have been insufficient. Officials say they are prepping further actions.
Meet D4 Candidate Shaun Scott at Our Monthly Meetup on Tuesday
Please join us this coming Tuesday, October 8th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Panama Hotel Coffee and Tea House for our monthly meetup....
Plan To Double The Seattle Housing Levy Chugs Ahead
On Monday, the Select Committee on the 2016 Seattle Housing Levy held a public hearing on doubling the housing levy and received very positive...
Transportation Appropriations Bill Kickstarts Cascadia High-Speed Rail Authority
On Sunday, the Washington State Legislature concluded the 2019 legislative session. Many progressive environmental, transportation, land use, and housing bills managed to win approval...
2015 Seattle City Council Election, District 9: Lorena González Interview
Article Note: The Urbanist is publishing a series of interviews with a selection of 2015 Seattle City Council candidates. In June, we will release...