Natalie Bicknell Argerious
Natalie Bicknell Argerious (she/her) is a reporter and podcast host at The Urbanist. She previously served as managing editor. A passionate urban explorer since childhood, she loves learning how to make cities more inclusive, vibrant, and environmentally resilient. You can often find her wandering around Seattle's Central District and Capitol Hill with her dogs and cat. Email her at natalie [at] theurbanist [dot] org.
Two tours will provide different insights into a Bellevue neighborhood poised for significant growth.
It’s no secret that Bellevue is growing & changing. New developments are bringing new residents, workers, and visitors to the city in a way that will define the Eastside for many decades to come. Link light rail...
In 2021, King County Executive Dow Constantine declared gun violence a public health emergency, allowing for the County to increase its investment in public health strategies to curb shootings. Since then, groups like the King County Regional Peacekeepers Collective have scaled up their efforts, even receiving attention from the...
The Urbanist is actively seeking writers to contribute to our publication, and toward that goal we've revamped our Write for Us page. To learn more, you can check out the newly updated page or read on.
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What do we want this city to be? And who do we want it to belong to?
In a recent essay published by the New York Times, Ismail Muhammed posed the questions above about New York City -- a city he first encountered as a college student and then returned...
Urbanism 101 is a series that breaks down concepts in urban planning, policy, and related fields using vivid examples. In this introductory article, we're going to define what an EcoDistrict is and share some examples of two different types of EcoDistricts, one in Seattle and one in Rennes, France....
Financing affordable housing is not an easy endeavor, and many projects end up with funding gaps that impede them from moving forward. Enter the Evergreen Impact Housing Fund (EIHF), a social impact investment fund managed by the Seattle Foundation that delivers last dollar funding to affordable...
As founder of Larch Lab, a design studio and think tank devoted to climate adaptive architecture and urbanism, Mike Eliason holds a wealth of knowledge about how to create buildings that make for denser, more sustainable, more livable cities. In this episode, he uses the same simple language to...
It has been a big week for housing news in Seattle! This edition of housing notes will discuss news related to Amazon's Housing Equity Fund, Social Housing Initiative 135, and the JumpStart progressive payroll tax.
Amazon's Housing Equity Fund to invest $23 million in affordable housing in Seattle
Amazon has...