What We’re Reading: Vision Zero USA, Walk Battery, And Alt-Berlin

Vision Zero USA: A Portland congressperson heroically submits a Vision Zero bill in DC. Approved: A Seattle hearing examiner rejected an appeal of the land...

What We’re Reading: Chill On The Newbie Hate

Keep 'em out: An article in defense of newcomers to Seattle ($); they have a lot to offer, so chill it! Battery powered: Your future train...

What We’re Reading: Showing Off Because They Can

Arrogance of space: Latvians take the whole arrogance of space thing seriously by biking around and showing how wasted space is by cars. Fair share...

What We’re Reading: Galactic Urbanism

Holiday service: The holidays are right around that corner and that means service reductions on transit. Galactic urbanism: Five amazing cities from the Star Wars universe. Moving on over:...

What We’re Reading: Derailed, Falling Ridership, And Renaming Jackson

Derailed: Caltrain appears to be in the crosshairs of the federal government over funding. End of PUBLIC: After a short two years, PUBLIC Bikes is...

The Urbanist’s Year End Wrap Up: 2015

2015 was a big year for The Urbanist. We passed our 1,000 post mark, incorporated federally as a nonprofit organization, and jumped into the...

What We’re Reading: Crystal Ball, The Portland Model, And Trumped Up

New digs: Amazon has agreed to a lease agreement in the Denny Triangle for a new 21-story tower by Trammell Crow. Crystal ball: Crosscut says...

What We’re Reading: Rockin’ Station, Robotic Heroes, And Mending Borders

Rockin' station: Designs for the Judkins Park light rail station have been revealed, which partially pay homage to Jimmy Hendrix. Hostile by design: Subtle design...