A crossword puzzle with The Urbanist written in for one of the answers.
Every two weeks, we'll quiz your Urbanist news retention with our crossword. (William Holland)

Welcome to The Urbanist’s new crossword series! If you love to take a contemplative moment with a brain-teasing puzzle, but you’re tired of nationally syndicated crosswords with no local flair or stance on high-capacity transit, you’re right where you need to be. Every two weeks, a new handcrafted grid will feature clues related to the current news and discussion in The Urbanist. Stuck on a tricky clue? It might help to check out some recently published articles.

Dive into the first puzzle below.

Article Author
William has brown hair and a goatee.
William Holland

William Holland constructs crosswords for The Urbanist. A resident of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, he enjoys biking around town for errands and taking transit to hit the trails.