Yearly Archives: 2024

A person bikes on a trestle bridge with a few pedestrians in the background.

Washington’s Statewide E-bike Rebate Program Is Still on the Way

More than a year after the state legislature allocated $5 million in funding, we still don't have a firm date for when e-bike rebates will be available. But WSDOT says work is still happening behind the scenes and a potential launch date is on the horizon.

Riders Swarm East Link Light Rail on Opening Weekend

After a 90-minute opening ceremony, the 2 Line clocked 35,000 boardings on Saturday. Leaders predicted the line will dramatically transform the Eastside.
The courtyard at Midtown Square is surrounded by a 7-story apartment complex.

How King County’s Basic Income Program Could Fight Poverty and Increase...

Research has showed the promise of guaranteed basic income programs to interrupt the cycle of poverty, and participants in King County's pilot program told The Urbanist that it had helped them improve their circumstances.

Op-Ed: Building the Seattle We Want with the Growth We’ll Have

Seattle's proposed 20-year growth strategy could certainly use improvement. Here are suggestions to promote housing abundance, fight exclusion, and curb climate pollution.
Rian Watt, pictured here with Elliott Bay and the Seattle Skyline. He wears a Mariners hat.

Spring Member Drive: We’ve Come a Long Way in 10 Years

In 10 years, our region’s political landscape has shifted dramatically toward the positions The Urbanist has held since the beginning. Join this member drive to grow our momentum and our movement.

Studying New SLU Light Rail Options Could Cost $500 Million or...

Should Sound Transit spend an additional 10 months studying tweaks to stations in the South Lake Union area? The Sound Transit board is set to make that decision in May.
The Bellevue transit center is ringed by towers and a construction project adding another.

An Urbanist Guide of Things to Do in Downtown Bellevue

If you're detraining at Downtown Bellevue Station and looking for entertainment and sustenance beyond malls and without burning a crater in your wallet at...

Sunday Video: The 2 Line (East Link) Is Officially Open (Partially)

On Saturday, the new Link 2 Line officially opened between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology Stations to much fanfare. Best Side Cycling captured the...