It is nighttime in Seattle, a lot more of it than just a few weeks ago. As a city that experiences quite a bit of darkness, there’s remarkably few great photos of life around town after dark. Just like the limited number of places to get a sandwich in
During last week’s discussion of subdivisions and the problem of slicing the city into tiny parcels, we asked for your help to find the strangest lot lines and parcels in Seattle and around Puget Sound. Some of you have a deep affinity for the non-linear parcel. Goodness, you found
Puget Sound’s strangest property lines. While researching how subdivision screws around with Seattle’s growth, we’ve found some pretty convoluted property lines. Can you find crazier ones? There is money involved. While these are pretty crazed, we are certain that you can find better ones. Winner gets a
Share photos of how newly-created “Stay Healthy” open streets are helping people in your neighborhood enjoy the outdoors and engage in active transportation. The theme of The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt #4 was pocket parks, which often come in the form of pint sized oases of green distributed in dense
Seattle has at least 263 miles alleys winding across the city. Of these, an estimated 144 miles are improved or paved alleyways, while an additional 119 miles are classified as unimproved or covered by gravel and grass. That is a lot of publicly owned land that could be utilized in
A few years ago, I was shocked when a friend disclosed to me that he did not like mixed-use buildings and dreaded the fact that more and more were being constructed throughout Seattle. Even more surprisingly, these words came someone who bikes to work, lives in a condo, and altogether
For me, the warm and sunny weather provided extra inspiration for close-to-home urban exploration, but as I was reminded by a reader, with Google Maps it’s not necessary to set foot outside to explore your city or others far, far away. So whether you take to the streets in
The Urbanist is kicking off its new weekly scavenger hunt series with a call for readers to search out examples of “missing middle” housing in their communities. Recently as I was walking through the Judkins Park neighborhood near the I-90 greenbelt in Central Seattle, I saw a sign in a