Ballard Bridge
The Ballard Bridge is a 105 year old connection between the industrial Interbay neighborhood and thriving Ballard. With four lanes of moving traffic and completely insufficient sidewalks, it is a barr...
12 Mai 202253min
YIMBYtown
You've probably heard of the term YIMBY (aka. yes in my backyard), but do you know what differentiates the YIMBY movement in Washington State versus elsewhere in the country? In this podcast episode,...
30 Apr 202221min
Disney is a Weird Urban Utopia
Natalie Argerious and Ray Dubicki talk about why Walt Disney was a pesky kind of utopian, creating expansive visions of walkable traditional cities and then building them off highway exits in Californ...
28 Apr 202234min
The Big Seattle Food Episode
People love to talk about food, read about food, and -- we hope -- listen to podcasts about food too! In this episode, reporter Ray Dubicki and I kick things off with his article on whether or not Sea...
20 Apr 202231min
An Ambitious New Plan to Create Social Housing in Seattle
In this podcast episode, Ray and I discuss the current proposed ballot initiative to create a public development authority (PDA) that would be tasked with constructing and owning mixed-income social h...
12 Apr 202225min
Trees, Density, and Cities
In this week's podcast, reporter Ray Dubicki and I tackle a subject that is much more controversial than it initially appears: trees in cities. The City of Seattle recently passed legislation requirin...
7 Apr 202227min
2022 Washington State Legislature Wrap Up
A 60-day legislative session might seem like a ridiculously short time to get governing done for the eighth largest economy in the country. Sweden has a full-time legislature, and our GDP is higher th...
31 Mar 202226min
The Far Reaching Impacts of the Concrete Worker Strike
In this episode, reporter Ray Dubicki and I were joined by Doug Trumm, Executive Director of The Urbanist, to discuss the concrete mixer driver strike that's upended the construction sector throughout...
26 Mar 202227min
