Phase two of the One Seattle Plan had included additional housing density around 30 existing commercial centers like ...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pushed back against an auditor report calling for more coordination around gun violence prevention and criticizing SPD’s haphazard approach to investigations. Deputy Mayor ...

We're kicking off our two-week member drive, where we ask readers to chip in so we can sustain and grow our operation. This ...

Andrew Villeneuve offers recommendations for Redmond eats, activities, and happenings and invites urbanists to Northwest ...

The bill provides a strong template for allowing housing near high capacity transit, but does not kick in until 2029 in central Puget Sound. On Tuesday, the Washington State Senate approved a bill ...

Ryan Packer has been writing for The Urbanist since 2015, and currently reports full-time as Contributing Editor. Their beats are transportation, land use, public space, traffic safety, and obscure ...

The addition of RapidRide G to Seattle's transit network led to nearly 5,000 additional trips that simply weren't happening before. The latest numbers illustrate the big gains that can come with ...

On peak days, Seattle users are taking more than 20,000 scootershare rides. (Doug Trumm) Seattle’s free-floating bikeshare and scootershare programs have continued their path of steady growth. Across ...

Vancouver Senator Annette Cleveland was the one Democratic senator to vote against rent stabilization. She also sought to invalidate local renter protections across the state. (TVW) On Thursday, the ...

El Centro de la Raza is a nonprofit community space and service center fronting the Plaza Roberto Maestas next to Beacon Hill Station. The Urbanist is hosting a housing panel there on April 23. (Doug ...

State Bill 1596 could require anti-speeding technology for motorists with records of excessive speeding. The bill needs to pass the state Senate by Wednesday to avoid a cutoff and become law in ...

A board member since 2009, Dow Constantine has a deep understanding of the issues Sound Transit faces. But finding ways to rectify those issues is another matter. (Ryan Packer) On March 27, the Sound ...