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.
The building will provide affordable LGBTQ+ affirming housing, health services, and community support to seniors.
Today GenPride and Community Roots Housing break ground on Pride Place, a 118-unit LGBTQ+ affirming affordable housing development for seniors on the 1500 block of Broadway Avenue in Capitol Hill. The seven story building...
Is it possible to create deeply affordable housing for people making less than 30% of area median income (AMI) without relying on ongoing public subsidies? Nonprofit EcoTHRIVE believes so, and they are seeking to acquire land in Burien to test out their hypothesis. If all goes well, the result...
To spread the word about ways our community of readers can engage with furthering the mission of The Urbanist to improve cities and quality of life, we are highlighting events and activities in Seattle during the first half September, which has a lot going on! This article will be...
CA 29 is over, but the debate over how to end homelessness is not
A three-judge panel from the Washington State Court of Appeals has declined a stay request from the campaign for "Compassion Seattle" City Charter Amendment 29 (CA29) that would have blocked King County Superior Court Judge Catherine...
"Nothing about us without us" is a rallying cry that first came into wide use in the United States by disability activists in the 1990s and has since been applied to many different fights for civil rights. The slogan captures the essence of a new report, Transportation Access for...
Awards up to $100,000 will be distributed to community-led projects aimed at reigniting the local economy during the Covid recovery.
Have you ever dreamt of organizing a public art installation, social media platform, or small business marketplace for your corner of Seattle? Or maybe you have another, more bolder idea for...
According to the advisory board, stakes are high for what may be the "most consequential" update to Seattle's comprehensive plan to date.
Back in 2015, the City of Seattle released Seattle 2035, a Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) mandated comprehensive plan articulating the City's vision for the future...
Update (August 31, 2021): The Compassion Seattle campaign has filed an emergency motion with the Washington Court of Appeals and is seeking a stay of last week’s decision to remove Charter Amendment 29 (CA29) from the November ballot. According to their appeal, the group is seeking expedited process that...