Staff Biography
Doug TrummPublisher
Doug Trumm started volunteering with The Urbanist in 2015 as a writer and has served as editor and publication director. He graduated from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at UW in 2019 with a concentration in (you guessed it) urban policy. He lives in East Fremont/West Wallingford and loves to explore the city on his bike. His cat Ole is a national treasure. Follow him on Twitter @dmtrumm or send him an email at doug [at] theurbanist [dot] org.
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Recent Articles
Wilson Rolls Out Bills Expediting Emergency Housing for Homeless Residents Doug Trumm - March 5, 2026 Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson rolled out new legislation intended to expedite production of emergency housing and homeless shelter at the Hope Factory in SoDo. She aims to produce 1,000 units in her first year. Read more
Seattle Planning Director Says Upzones Within Two Blocks of Transit Inbound… Eventually Doug Trumm - March 3, 2026 Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's administration is queuing up housing density increases within two blocks of all frequent transit corridors, planning director Rico Quirondongo revealed at a recent meeting of the Seattle Planning Commission, which pushed for the idea and greeted the plan warmly. Read more
Sunday Video: CityNerd’s Best Transit Cities in North America Doug Trumm - March 1, 2026 Ray Delahanty of CityNerd ranked the top transit cities in North America based on ridership per capita at the metropolitan scale. Seattle narrowly makes Ray's top 15 list. Check out who is above Seattle. Read more
Urbanist Podcast: Social Housing and Wilson’s Four Pillars of Affordability Doug Trumm - February 26, 2026 In this podcast episode, The Urbanist's newsroom dives into recent headlines including Katie Wilson's State of the City speech, which bills are moving and which are dying at the Washington State Legislation, and the Seattle Social Housing Developer's latest moves. Read more