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.
Primary election ballots are arriving in the mail and due by August 1st. In the run up The Urbanist Elections Committee has been hard at work prepping endorsements for what is shaping up to be an exciting (and consequential) primary election. In this podcast episode, host and reporter Ray...
Summer is (finally) here for families with kids in Seattle Public Schools! In this episode, hosts Ray Dubicki and Natalie Argerious reflect on how we got to this late start to summer and look forward to what's ahead. A great companion piece to this episode is Ray's recent op-ed on Mayor...
Summertime gets us thinking about a whole bunch of stuff, including grass. In cities across North America, grass yards are often a symbol of wealth and success and in many areas they have a cult status. But what are some of the pros and cons of covering land in...
How many new homes could be created if cities in the Puget Sound region legalized denser housing near transit stations and where would they cluster on a map?
A recently released tool from the Urban Institute demonstrates the impact of zoning on housing affordability and accessibility in Puget Sound cities...
The Urbanist recently reported on Seattle snagging the 8th slot in the Trust for Public Land's 2023 national ParkScore index. In this episode, Natalie Argerious speaks with the Trust for Public Land's (TPL) Linda Hwang, Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation for the Land and People Lab, and Ronda Lee Chapman, Equity Director,...
Last week, we published an oral history of Washington State's missing middle housing bill. Creating this episode involved interviewing several of the lawmakers and advocates, like Representative Jessica Bateman (D- Olympia) and Bryce Yadon, lobbyist for Futurewise, who were involved in the legislation's path to success. There were so...
Participate in creating a better future for Seattle's deadliest road.
Here at The Urbanist, we have devoted quite a bit of coverage to Aurora Avenue over the years and for good reason. Aurora is probably Seattle's most maligned thoroughfare. Its strip-mall-oriented design makes much of the corridor hostile to people...
Residents of cities with high 'ParkScores' report better physical and mental health, data shows.
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has released its 12th annual ParkScore index, and once again Seattle has placed in the top 10, ranking number eight out of the 100 most populous U.S. cities. Thanks to...