What We’re Reading: Chopping Block, Fight Hate, And Urban Schooling
Chopping block: The White House's budget proposal would eliminate and chop budgets across the federal government, including popular programs like Community Development Block Grants,...
What We’re Reading: Green New Deal, Not So Fast, and Transit Poachers
Green New Deal: The Green New Deal would dramatically overhaul America's transportation system if passed. Millennials are supporting the movement en mass.
CA environmental justice:...
What We’re Reading: Staying Home, KC Is Third, and Lowered Displacement
Staying home: The New York Times looks at where Americans didn't stay home as the novel coronavirus spread ($).
Pandemic lessons: Cities that took the...
What We’re Reading: Climate Hawk
Climate Hawk - David Roberts writes about the difference between being an environmentalist and a climate hawk: "The wealthy developed world, but especially the US...
What We’re Reading: We Need Affordable and Inclusive Places, Pronto!
Seattle Tries Out Bike Share: The Pronto rollout is going well, clocking over 4,000 rides in the first week and almost 1,500 memberships, despite all...
What We’re Reading: Greening of Seattle
Fearing change: Tacoma residents are concerned about the scale of development in the Proctor District and aren't so keen on more housing options in...
What We’re Reading: Changing Scales
100 bucks: Where you'll get the most and least value out of your $100 in the US.
Big projects: New residential tower going up near Amazon's...
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...