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Doug Trumm

Doug Trumm is publisher of The Urbanist. He started volunteering with the organization in 2015. He lives in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood and loves to explore the city on his bike. His cat Ole is a national treasure.

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Wilson wears a black blazer and stands at a lectern in front of a half completed tiny home with inspirational messages scrawled on the siding.

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

A group of about 20 advocates pose with signs next to House-y the social housing mascot

Seattle Social Housing Staffs Up, Nets $115 Million Doug Trumm - February 22, 2026 The Seattle Social Housing Developer smashed projections and pulled in more than double the amount expected from a recently voter-approved "excess compensation tax." Social housing advocates' priority bill at the state legislature is also making significant progress. Read more Load more