Homebuilding activity is anemic near the three Sound Transit light rail stations opening this month in South King County. The Urbanist reviews the 3,000-plus homes in the development pipeline, and ...

Sound Transit gave reporters a sneak peak at the three new light rail stations set to open in Kent Des Moines, Star Lake, and ...

Teresa Mosqueda, who has represented King County Council District 8 since 2024, and this week hosted a visioning event around West Seattle light rail. (Ryan Packer) A pending vacancy on the Sound ...

Located next to Othello Station, Nichols Court is the latest addition to LIHI's growing portfolio. (LIHI) A handful of new affordable housing complexes in Seatte’s South End are providing some welcome ...

Tacoma Mayor-Elect Anders Ibsen and Councilmember-Elect Latasha Palmer chatted with The Urbanist about their campaign wins and early plans for office. (Courtesy of campaigns) Tacoma Mayor-Elect Anders ...

Following an intense debate over the future of Sammamish's fledgling Town Center area in this month's elections, three growth skeptics are set to join the city council. Now the question is just how ...

Urbanist-endorsed Katie Wilson prevailed in a close Seattle mayoral race. She has set her sights on better outcomes on public safety and homelessness. (Doug Trumm) Now that its hard-fought mayoral ...

The Urbanist Podcast is back after a hiatus, just in time to break down 2025 election results. In this episode, Urbanist publisher Doug Trumm and reporter Amy Sundberg discuss what happened in Seattle ...

With several vacancies opening up on the 18-member Sound Transit board, a West Seattle Link "visioning event" this week looked to many like an audition. Facing huge cost pressures, the project could ...

Five of seven Bellevue City Council seats are up for election in 2025. Those candidates recently debated over housing issues. (Spicypepper999 on Wikimedia) On October 13, the 10 candidates running for ...

Oudburg, a shared street in Ghent, Belgium. Building similar streets is now a possibility for Washington cities following a state law change. (Mark Ostrow) A shared street, as defined by SB 5595, has ...