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The Urbanist

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Cities, transportation, housing, and urban policy in the Pacific Northwest.

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  • Op-Ed: Washington's Primary Election Results Underscore the Case for Proportional Ranked Choice Voting #Politics #Elections #UrbanPolicy

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    Aug 29, 2026
  • Everett Link Reaches Key Federal Approval Milestone #Transit #UrbanPlanning #PNW

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    Aug 28, 2026
  • Op-Ed: The Washington Legislature Must Reform SEPA to Save the Growth Management Act #UrbanPlanning #Policy #Housing

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    Aug 27, 2026
  • Bainbridge Avoids Triggering Builder's Remedy with Temporary Zoning Changes #Urbanism #Housing #Policy

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    Aug 27, 2026
  • Bellevue Permitting More New Housing Than Seattle, Intake Data Shows #Housing #UrbanPolicy #Development

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    Aug 26, 2026
  • Democrats Poised to Gain Seats in Washington State Legislature #Politics #PNW #UrbanPolicy

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    Aug 26, 2026
  • Op-Ed: Land Value Capture Could Fund Ballard Light Rail #Urbanism #Transit #Economics

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    Aug 25, 2026
  • Strauss Proposes Program Phasing Out Street Parking for RVs #UrbanPolicy #Housing #Transportation

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    Aug 24, 2026
  • Sound Transit Says Train Derailment Was Isolated Incident #Transit #UrbanPolicy #PNW

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    Aug 23, 2026
  • King County Council Sets Aside Emergency Motion to Restore Route 372 #UrbanPolicy #Transportation #PNW

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    Aug 22, 2026
  • Seattle Seeks to Broaden Climate Action Plan, with Adaptation in Mind #UrbanPolicy #ClimateAction #Sustainability

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    Aug 22, 2026
  • Wilson Order Tees Up Sweeping Traffic Safety Changes, Accelerating Projects #UrbanPlanning #Transportation #PublicPolicy

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    Aug 21, 2026
  • Wilson, Rinck Paint Bus Lane to Speed Up Route 8 #Transit #UrbanPlanning #PNW

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    Aug 21, 2026
  • Wilson Launches Housing Task Force, Pledging to Streamline Permitting #Housing #UrbanPolicy #Seattle

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    Aug 20, 2026
  • Sammamish Poised to Pivot Away from Town Center Growth This Fall #UrbanPolicy #Housing #LandUse

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    Aug 19, 2026
  • Op-Ed: How Pike Place Market Can Thrive in the Winter Without Car Traffic #UrbanPlanning #Transportation #PublicSpace

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    Aug 19, 2026
  • UW Tacoma Aspires to Double Enrollment, Become City's Largest Park #UrbanPlanning #Education #Community

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    Aug 18, 2026
  • Pike Place Pedestrian Pilot Poised to Scale Back for Winter #UrbanPlanning #Transportation #PublicSpace

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    Aug 17, 2026
  • Sunday Video: High Oil Prices Can Make Better Cities #Urbanism #Sustainability #Transportation

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    Aug 16, 2026
  • Op-Ed: Give Ballard a Sounder Stop While It Waits for Light Rail #UrbanPolicy #Transit #Opinion

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    Aug 16, 2026
  • Op-Ed: With MHA Reform In Vogue, Unaddressed Utility Costs Loom #Housing #Policy #Opinion

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    Aug 15, 2026
  • West Seattle Link Opening Slips to 2035, Sound Transit OKs Property Acquisitions #UrbanPolicy #Transportation #Transit

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    Aug 14, 2026
  • How North Bend's First Attempt to Build Workforce Housing Fell Apart #Housing #UrbanPolicy #PNW

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    Aug 14, 2026
  • State Extension Denied, Bainbridge Island Pivots on Growth Plan #UrbanPlanning #Housing #Policy

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    Aug 13, 2026
  • Seattle Advances Ban on Surveillance Pricing, Targeting Grocery Giants #UrbanPolicy #Economics #Seattle

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    Aug 13, 2026
  • Seattle Council Passes Wilson's Junk Fee Ban, Aiding Renters #Housing #Policy #Community

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    Aug 12, 2026
  • Op-Ed: Progressives Are Winning the Future of Washington's Legislature #Politics #Progressive #PNW

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    Aug 12, 2026
  • Proposal for a Vision Zero Action Plan in Lynnwood Meets Resistance #UrbanPolicy #Transportation #VisionZero

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    Aug 12, 2026
  • Seattle Prepares Gun Violence Prevention Policy Update #UrbanPolicy #GunSafety #PublicSafety

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    Aug 11, 2026
  • Seattle Is Still Studying Housing at Magnolia's Fort Lawton #Housing #UrbanPolicy #Seattle

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    Aug 10, 2026
  • Sunday Video: How Safe Is Your City's Transportation System? #Urbanism #Transportation #Safety

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    Aug 9, 2026
  • Op-Ed: State Lawmakers Must Step Up Wildfire Alleviation Efforts #Environment #Policy #Wildfire

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    Aug 8, 2026
  • Sound Transit Board Committee Advances Fare Gate Retrofit Program #Transit #UrbanPolicy #PNW

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    Aug 7, 2026
  • Op-Ed: Chief Shon Barnes Wasn't a Martyr; He Was the Status Quo #UrbanPolicy #PublicSafety #Opinion

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    Aug 6, 2026
  • King County Metro Adds 3,000 Weekly Trips with Fall Route Adjustments #Transit #UrbanPolicy #KingCounty

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    Aug 6, 2026
  • August Social and The Urbanist x CityNerd: Building a Transit-Oriented Puget Sound #Urbanism #Transit #PNW

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    Aug 5, 2026
  • Library Levies Up Big in Early Primary Results, Mixed Bag for Progressive Challengers #UrbanPolicy #Elections #PNW

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    Aug 5, 2026
  • Voter Turnout Lags as Washington's Primary Election Enters Home Stretch #Politics #Elections #CivicEngagement

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