Seattle Requests Federal Help in Planning “Low-Emission Neighborhoods”
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has officially requested funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation to figure out how to plan and fund...
Four Generation Defining Megaprojects Seattle Must Start Now
Seattle’s era of small thinking and smaller plans must come to an end. In order to face the combined climate and housing crises, the...
Opinion: Everyone (Especially Urbanists) Should Care About the Crisis Facing Seattle Schools
A public school is an essential part of any community. Here in Seattle, public schools are in crisis.
Last month, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) announced...
Ballard’s Historic District Board Looks to Blow the Roof Off Street Cafes
The future of wildly popular streateries now rests in a narrow view of the street's past.
It’s 9am on a Thursday morning in the multipurpose...
We Need More Chairs
An accidental game of musical chairs at a packed community meeting on the Comprehensive Plan provided a microcosm for Seattle's housing crisis.
When you come...
The One Seattle Plan Needs a Bold Alternative 6
Seattle has grown much faster than planners and policymakers predicted, which means our planning framework needs to be nimble. Every ten years Seattle makes...
One Tool to Fight Plastic Pollution? Make Companies Pay for Packaging Waste
Over her winter break, Manya Gupta walked along Lake Tapps with her cousin looking for deer tracks. Instead, they found litter.
“I haven’t known a...
The Urbanist Events Calendar
Welcome to the first week of 2023! As we get to the point where we can't say Happy New Year any more (or use...