Doug Trumm

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Doug Trumm is publisher of The Urbanist. An Urbanist writer since 2015, he dreams of pedestrian streets, bus lanes, and a mass-timber building spree to end our housing crisis. He graduated from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington in 2019. He lives in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood and loves to explore the city by foot and by bike.
Sound Transit Approves East Link Starter Line and $122 Million to Study Ballard Link Late Additions
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The Eastside starter line received the go ahead from the Sound Transit Board of Directors on Thursday, which clears the way for the eastern...
Riders have until August 27 to give feedback on the Phase 3 restructure proposal.
Lynnwood Link is set to open in fall 2024 and bring...
Light Rail Running at Reduced 15-Minute Frequencies Until Mid-September, Frustrating Riders
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Riders are feeling the pain as maintenance work continues to impact Link train frequencies.
Last week, Sound Transit managed only 20-minute frequencies during work to...
Seattle’s $170 Million Wager to Reduce Light Rail Construction Impacts on Westlake Avenue
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Light rail is coming to South Lake Union, but the path to get there is certainly fraught and contentious. Mayor Bruce Harrell backed a...
Transit: Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
Transit has been getting some tough breaks lately in the Puget Sound region and across much...
Sound Transit Decreases Link Frequencies to 20 Minutes Through August 20 for Repair Work
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Reliability issues caused the switch to longer headways for the remainder of the SoDo maintenance project.
Sound Transit is the midst of maintenance work in...
Results are coming in from the August 1 primary, and urbanists had a very good showing. In Seattle City Council races, 6 of 7...
Join us for a tour of the Mercer Slough Nature Park led by Trust for Public Land’s Mitsu Iwasaki this Saturday, August 5 at...