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.
A land-use ordinance passed by Seattle City Council marks a first step in increasing access to childcare across the city.
Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6) scored a victory earlier this week when his proposed Childcare Near You ordinance unanimously passed City Council. The ordinance changes Seattle’s land use code...
It is no secret that working as a ridehailing driver is a precarious business in which the benefits of flexibility can be outweighed by a lack of employee protections and benefits. Even so, it may come as a surprise to many readers that Seattle ridehailing drivers earn on...
Seattle has advanced toward receiving a federal grant that would cover nearly half of the project’s $133.4 million price tag.
Back in 2010 when King County Metro Transit started service on RapidRide Line A, which runs from Tukwila to Federal Way, transportation planners probably never dreamt poor Line G, better...
From August 15th through 23rd, festival participants can engage with online events, virtual design challenges, and socially distant outdoor installations.
Back in fall of 2019, when the Seattle Design Festival (SDF) organizers chose "About Time" as SDF's theme, the organizers made their selection based on the fact that 2020...
Racial equity and resilience were not prioritized highly enough pre-Covid. The Seattle Planning Commission wants to ensure the Covid recovery achieves positive results for marginalized communities.
It is often said that a rising tide lifts all boats; however, the starkly unequal recovery that followed the Great Recession proved to debunk...
Cohousing offers ways to stay connected during the Covid pandemic that city planners, architects, and community organizers can learn from.
This spring, while people across Washington State and beyond were really beginning to understand what it means to be "socially distant" for a sustained period of time, some of the...
On Monday, Seattle City Councilmembers will decide whether a 0.1% or 0.2% sales tax goes before voters in November. Their decision will impact transit service in Seattle for years to come.
Even though the stay-at-home order might feel like it has dragged on for an eternity, the truth is...
Mayor Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best remain at odds with the City Council over reducing the police budget.
The Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) is now only a memory, but public discourse around defunding the Seattle Police Department (SPD) remains in the spotlight as sharp divisions persist between Seattle...