The sixth YIMBYtown conference, held earlier this month in Connecticut, represented a major change from its first iteration ...

Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck's newly passed "Roots to Roofs" program is a 35-project pilot that lets nonprofit ...

The race for Seattle Mayor is heating up, with progressive challenger Katie Wilson securing new labor support and incumbent Bruce Harrell ramping up fundraising and attacks on his opponent. Harrell ...

Pivoting away from full-scale bus base retrofits that go all-in on battery electric buses means that Metro won't face a ...

In Mayor Bruce Harrell’s 2026 budget proposal unveiled Tuesday, the Seattle Police Department was the big winner, seeing a $34.5 million increase. The mayor would use a new 0.1% “public safety” sales ...

Last week, the Seattle School Board was scheduled to vote on a pilot program that would return police to Garfield High School ...

Reductions in the size of proposed growth centers and new tree retention rules that could stifle homebuilding were among the ...

A majority of the Seattle School Board joined the push for additional neighborhood growth centers last week, pointing to a ...

The Urbanist is focusing much of our upcoming events programming on getting our endorsed candidates elected. In the coming ...

Take the 12th installment of The Urbanist's crossword series, which runs every two weeks. If you love to take a contemplative ...