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Urbanist Podcast: Bike Weekends, Ballard Marches, and Crisis Care

Doug Trumm - April 23, 2026
Hundreds of Save Ballard Rail marchers cross the Ballard Bridge as they headed to Expedia Park, with cars whizzing by. (Doug Trumm)

The Urbanist's newsroom discusses the biggest April headlines, including Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announcing a greatly expanded Bicycle Weekend schedule on Lake Washington Boulevard, hundreds of transit advocates marching to save Ballard light rail from the chopping block, and behind-the-scenes pushback against a Capitol Hill crisis care center from prominent landlords and business owners.

Bike Weekends, Ballard Marches, and Crisis Care - The Urbanist
The Urbanist newsroom discusses the April headlines, including Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announcing a greatly expanded Bicycle Weekend schedule on Lake Washington Boulevard, hundreds of transit advocates marching to save Ballard light rail from t…

Stories that co-hosts Ryan Packer, Amy Sundberg, and myself touched on include:

Katie Wilson Scales Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Boulevard Back Up

Tacoma Tries Again for Safer Streets with $200 Million Levy

Seattle Stalls Out on Zero Road Death Push. Would an Audit Help?

Capitol Hill Landlords Lobbied Hard Against Crisis Care Center, Records Show

SDOT Backpedals on Plans for Capitol Hill Bus Lane Removal

Hundreds Turn Out for Save Ballard Rail March

Snohomish County Has Sound Transit's Regional Rail Spine Top of Mind

Citations Virtually Nonexistent After Metro Resumed Fare Enforcement

The Urbanist Podcast is edited by yours truly. Episodes also air on KVRU 105.7 FM radio Thursdays at 4pm. Thanks to Crystal Fincher and Shannon Cheng of KVRU for their assistance. Follow us on your favorite podcast platform to help us spread the word.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

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