Interviews
Urbanist Girmay Zahilay Touts Inclusive Approach in County Executive Run
In a recent interview, Girmay Zahilay delved into his urbanist policy platform and values in his bid for King County Executive. We covered boosting housing, staunching Metro's fiscal cliff, leading Sound Transit, resisting Trump overreach, and more.
Jerusalem Demsas on How Housing Became a Crisis
The Urbanist interviewed the author of a new book called "On the Housing Crisis," which delves into exclusionary land use and the political dysfunction keeping it in place.
Meet Ray Delahanty, the Guy Behind CityNerd
From urban planner to YouTube star, Delahanty keeps walking his way toward a more urbanist future.
The genesis of CityNerd is a Covid-era story of...
Susan Paine Charts Her Own Path on Edmonds City Council
Often a lone voice for housing, Paine makes a pitch for another council term.
In December when the Edmonds City Council pushed back on the...
D5 Candidate Cathy Moore Lays Out Her Vision for Seattle
Moore has staked her City Council bid on frontline experience and a balanced lawyerly approach.
With Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez's retirement, the District...
Preston Anderson Touts Homelessness Expertise in D1 Seattle Council Bid
Preston Anderson said he was inspired to run for Seattle City Council seeing firsthand the failure to adequately address homelessness and how it was...
Ry Armstrong’s D3 Seattle Council Bid Stresses Shelter, Safety, and Sustainability
As a queer non-binary Broadway actor running as a radical Democratic socialist urbanist, Ry Armstong is mounting one of the more unique bids for...
Maren Costa Builds Council Run on West Seattle Roots and Climate Organizing
Last week The Urbanist took a peek at how the Seattle's Council District 1 race is shaping up, and former Amazon tech worker turned...