The Urbanist is a rare gift. Its reporting evokes a passion for civic life that goes beyond intellectual — these are the people who sit through council meetings on transit in Everett and committee meetings on affordable housing in Tacoma. In between, they are documenting life in the right-of-way via Twitter and Instagram.
The Urbanist is not merely an onlooker perched high above with commentary on the goings on below — a criticism of the field of urban planning in general. Its staff and reporters are focused on illuminating the stories that shape our cities in the Puget Sound. Stories that belong to them as much as to their readers.
These stories invite action: to be empathetic, to advocate, to vote. And reflection: to understand ourselves as part of a community more vast and complex than we can comprehend on our own.
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Erin Fried
Erin Fried is a writer, planner, and facilitator with expertise in urban planning, disaster recovery, peace-building and the arts. She is a board member of The Urbanist and of the Cal Anderson Park Alliance. Views presented in this article are hers alone and not representative of any organization.