CLT: What’s All The Excitement About?
Over the last decade, excitement about a new strong, green, and beautiful building material has been growing. Developed in Central Europe in the mid-1990’s, Cross...
The Urbanist Relaunched
Today, The Urbanist is launching a brand new theme for our website. It's not only brighter and cleaner, but it also has tons of new functionality and features for...
Federal Regulations on the Digital Marketplace Spur Concerns for Local Businesses
It is evident that the disruption of COVID-19 has not affected all businesses equally. Restaurants closed, events cancelled, travels postponed, and many small, BIPOC-owned...
Connected: Transit Tunnel Mobile Phone Service Now Arriving…
Sound Transit announced today that the long-awaited project to allow transit riders to use their cell phones while traveling underground is beginning a phased...
Sunday Video: The Denny
https://vimeo.com/101360481
Would you believe it? A Seattle designer created this amazing utility bike that has garnered national attention and was selected as the best utility...
Sunday Video: Why Dutch Klinkers Make For Better Streets
Not only are the Netherlands' brick streets more aesthetically pleasing than typical American streets, the modern klinkers (bricks) that make up most Dutch streets are just more practical. Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes dives into how brick streets are designed and installed, and what makes them better.
Sunday Video: Metro Systems With No Fare Gates
There’s a lot of talk about using fare gates instead of proof of payment in Seattle, but can proof of payment be just as...
Op-Ed: Sound Transit Stations Need an Audio Announcement Makeover
Sound Transit needs to act to improve the auditory experience of Link light rail stations. Presently, they are an unwelcoming cacophony of announcements that are too frequent, loud, and grating.







