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The Urbanist’s Corrections and Regrets 2022

In reviewing the tapes for the past year, there were a number of things we misprinted, misstated, and simply missed. In the spirit of...

Joke’s On You, Seattle!

It’s April Fools' Day. We here at The Urbanist understand division of labor as vital for the creation of vibrant cities. And we know...
Map shows a high speed rail mainline from Vancouver, BC to Eugene, Oregon. Also shows secondary lines serving Spokane, the Tri-Cities, and Yakima in Easter Washington.

Urbanist 12 Days of Christmas Wishlist

Happy holidays from The Urbanist. In honor of the holiday, here's an Urbanist wishlist set to 12 Days of Christmas. Let's build this future...

Bertha Holes Through Revealing Scrooge McDuck’s Lair

The long awaited finally happened today: the giant tunnel boring machine known as Bertha holed through in the Uptown neighborhood. However, instead of revealing a...

Introducing The Bainbridge-Bellevue Freeway: Bridge To Somewhere

With the state government so gungho about new highway construction we might as well build more of them whether they make sense or not....

Save Seattle: Tax, License & Insure Pedestrians

Throughout the City of Seattle, residents are seeing their neighborhood streets besieged by free-loading, scofflaws, also known as pedestrians. The crux of the problem...