Join The Urbanist for a Lid I-5 Tour of Seattle’s Freeway Chasm
The Urbanist is excited to announce our first tours of the season. The inaugural tour is 10am Saturday, May 27th with Lid I-5, a...
Bellingham and Seattle Balance Urban Forestry with Housing Needs
What is the value of the row of trees that sit along your street?
Cities in Washington are working to give those trees more importance...
Seattle Prepares to Open Brand New Elliott Way Highway Connector
This coming Monday morning at 6 a.m., the City of Seattle will open a brand new four-lane roadway, connecting the city's central waterfront with...
Copenhagen’s Superkilen: A Model for Culturally Diverse Public Spaces
People seldom associate Copenhagen with urban strife, but before Superkilen was completed in 2012, Nørrebro was known as one of the most dangerous areas...
Office of Waterfront Sets Aside Feedback on Pedestrianizing Bell Street
As different elements of Seattle's waterfront overhaul are beginning to open to the public, Seattleites of all stripes naturally have many opinions about how...
Seattle Street Ends: West Seattle to South Park
Today we get to talk about fourteen incredible ready-to-visit street ends beginning in West Seattle and ending in South Park, plus a lovely waterfront...
Cherry Blossom Brouhaha Obscures Missed Opportunities on Pike and Pine Streets
A long-planned street revamp in downtown Seattle made headlines this month when a group of preservation advocates, many aligned with Pike Place Market, pushed...
Images from Ballard Commons’ Reopening, in All Its Imperfect Glory
On Saturday, the fences came down and the green space at the center of Ballard was reopened. Closed in December 2021 so the city...