Welcome to 17th installment of The Urbanist’s crossword series! If you love to take a contemplative moment with a brain-teasing puzzle, but you’re tired of nationally syndicated crosswords with no ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Road to Nowhere author Emily Lieb is speaking at Elliott Bay Books on 20. Here's a sneak peek at her book, which covers the ...

When Sound Transit launches its first Stride lines in 2028, they'll be the first transit services handled by a private contractor. (Sound Transit) A Sound Transit board committee Thursday gave the ...

Sound Transit is embarking on another series of construction-related 1 Line service disruptions in November and December of 2025. (Doug Trumm) Sound Transit has planned closures of 1 Line light rail ...

The stadium district housing proposal brought out significant opposition from industrial and freight groups who saw the potential for housing to encroach on Port facilities. (Ryan Packer) Earlier this ...

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) Katie Wilson now leads incumbent ...

Seattle Transit Riders Union founder Katie Wilson is running for mayor of Seattle, challenging a big-business-backed incumbent. (Wilson for Seattle campaign) On Tuesday, Urbanist-endorsed progressive ...

As Seattle enters an era where fewer builders are lining up to build office towers and residential skyscrapers, the city's permit department is scrambling to catch up. Despite last-minute concerns ...