A citywide coalition has proposed a $40 million package to advance ongoing projects like designing I-5 lids in multiple neighborhoods (supporting new street connections, parks, and affordable housing), remaking Aurora Avenue for safer crossings, and reconnecting the Duwamish Valley community around
Standing on the platform of SeaTac Airport Station after midnight, straining to see whether the next light rail train is coming, I can’t help but wonder whether I would have been better off taking a $60 taxi home. The $3 train would be coming, my transit app assured me,
“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” – Mark Twain As Seattle’s development boom continues without any sign of stopping, the city is rapidly approaching a point where Downtown is completely built out and there is no land left to build on. In many ways this is a desirable
I am often met with awestruck wonder when people learn I don’t have a car. After all, driving everywhere is the American way. There are too many explanations to keep a good party conversation going, so it boils down to cost and abundance of transportation options. But I don’
The Urbanist will be joined by Erin House at our December 12 meetup. Erin is the Coalition and Outreach Manager for Seattle for Everyone, where she works with a broad coalition of affordable housing developers and advocates, for-profit developers and businesses, labor and social justice advocates, environmentalists and urbanists to
The Urbanist will be joined by members of the Community Package Coalition (CPC) at our November 15 meetup. The CPC is a unique grassroots alliance of neighborhood groups and nonprofit advocates who recently negotiated an $80+ million public benefits deal with the Convention Center, which is expanding their facilities. Several
The Urbanist will be joined by members of the Community Package Coalition (CPC) at our November 15 meetup. The CPC is a unique grassroots alliance of neighborhood groups and nonprofit advocates who recently negotiated an $80+ million public benefits deal with the Convention Center, which is expanding their facilities. Several
The Urbanist will be joined by Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon at our October 11 meetup. We endorsed Moon in the hotly contested primary election and are excited to see her move to the general election in November. Our monthly meetup is free and open to everyone. Come by to
The Urbanist will be joined by Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon at our October 11 meetup. We endorsed Moon in the hotly contested primary election and are excited to see her move to the general election in November. Our monthly meetup is free and open to everyone. Come by to
For our final walking tour of the year we’re partnering with local housing organizations to take a close look at the South Lake Union development boom. While the neighborhood is best known for its transformation from a working class warehouse district to a global technology hub, the area also