What We’re Reading: Deathwater, Cancelled, and Stop Light Removal

Broadway infill: Two properties on Broadway in Capitol Hill are set for redevelopment. Deathwater: Stormwater pollution is killing Coho salmon in Puget Sound ($). Burying a highway:...

What We’re Reading: Get It Right, Overestimating, and Census Disaster

University District tower: A 24-story tower planned for the University District heads to final design review in April. Get it right: Northgate will be redeveloped...

What We’re Reading: Berkeley Reforming Zoning, Not Dying, and North Atlantic Rail

Berkeley reforming zoning?: Berkeley could be on path to eliminating single-family-only zoning by the end of 2022. Unserious party: An unserious Republican proposal would add...

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: Republicans Throwing the Monkey Wrenches

Trying to kneecap Sound Transit: Senate Republicans come up with a purported "bipartisan" statewide transportation plan that would give new funding authority for Sound Transit...

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: Pandemic Era Transit, Rents Not Rising, and Police Funding

Pandemic era transit: Londoners have become fearful of transit due to the pandemic, according to a new survey. Meanwhile, riding transit in France and...

What We’re Reading: From The Ashes, New Seattle, And Tiny Nation

From the ashes: While Pronto is dead, could Seattle get a new bikeshare system via a private operator? Stuck in slow mode: KIRO 7 walked...