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.
Recently The Seattle Times published a eulogy for the shuttered Starbucks at Westlake Park by columnist Jon Talton. In the piece, Talton explains how his experience at the café once symbolized his love for Seattle, which like me, he arrived to as a transplant in 2007. When Talton describes...
Officially listed as a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2001, the Duwamish River continues to be one of the most toxic hazardous waste sites in the United States. For much of its length, the heavy imprint of industry has made the Duwamish unrecognizable as a...
Downtown Bothell is a growing city center with a unique history that defies many suburban stereotypes, while still running up against the challenges of cohabitating with a major highway, SR 522. This Friday, July 29th, The Urbanist will be hosting a social event on Bothell's pedestrianized Main Street with...
The Urbanist has reported on the rezoning concepts unveiled for Seattle's 2024 Major Comprehensive Plan Update, which will guide growth in the city for decades to come. We've also published an op-ed by contributor Ryan DiRaimo arguing that the City of Seattle should be setting higher housing growth targets...
Eighteen hours before a planned community rally in opposition to Amazon's plan to build a sprawling warehouse facility a few blocks from Mount Baker Station in Seattle, Amazon issued a statement announcing it is no longer pursuing a warehouse development at the site. The announcement opens the door to...
Opening streets to people is a wonderful to enliven any city. Next Friday, July 29th, The Urbanist and BoPOP (Bothellites for People Orientated Places) are meeting up to enjoy the pedestrianized stretch of Bothell's Main Street, which will be expanded as part of its Summer Nights in Bothell event...
Share your big ideas on how to improve where you live or highlight a story important to your community by writing for The Urbanist
Readers and supporters of The Urbanist hold a wealth of great ideas about how to improve the cities where we live. As managing editor, I'm constantly...
On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council voted in favor of putting ranked choice voting on the ballot this November. The vote, which went 7-2, comes on the heels of the news that an approval voting measure titled Initiative 134 has obtained enough signatures to appear before voters this fall...