Doug Trumm
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.
The Seattle region is blessed with a wide array of spectacular parks and they are nearing their verdant peak right now as spring blossoming...
A new poll found 82% of voters don’t believe highway expansions are the best solution for reducing congestion.
America runs on highway sprawl and car...
Mayor promotes Burgess to deputy mayor following Monisha Harrell's departure.
Mayor Bruce Harrell is parting ways with Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell, the Seattle Times...
However agency leaders displayed hesitancy to inconvenience cars to build transit more efficiently.
On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board pressed the agency's heads of corridor...
Mayor Bruce Harrell and Amazon have pushed to add a last-minute alternative for Ballard Link light rail that would drop a proposed station in...
If journalism is the lifeblood of our democracy, then why does it feel like its chronically on life support?
The journalism industry is in rough...
Joni Mitchell is an urbanist. Who else could write a line like: "Shine on worldwide traffic jams, honking day and night. Shine on another...
On Wednesday June 14, candidates for the District 1 Seattle City Council seat faced off in a mobility-focused forum co-hosted by The Urbanist. Phil...