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Ray Dubicki

Ray Dubicki

Ray Dubicki is a stay-at-home dad and parent-on-call for taking care of general school and neighborhood tasks around Ballard. This lets him see how urbanism works (or doesn’t) during the hours most


Recent Articles by this Author

Dubicki: Hazbin Hotel, Good Omens, and Fixing Divine Error

When future historians look back at early 21st century culture, the smart ones will see an interesting thread of media that decided it was time to take on Heaven itself.  It started with The Good Place where the most questionable souls found out that Heaven wasn’t quite right and

Dubicki: Hazbin Hotel, Good Omens, and Fixing Divine Error

When future historians look back at early 21st century culture, the smart ones will see an interesting thread of media that decided it was time to take on Heaven itself.  It started with The Good Place where the most questionable souls found out that Heaven wasn’t quite right and

The Numbers That Make Your City

Let’s be honest, most folks have zero concept about the size and shape of their city. Some of that comes from a difficulty in attaching math and proportions to things we see every day. A bit probably comes from the disconnection from the land created by speeding traffic. Mostly,

The Numbers That Make Your City

Let’s be honest, most folks have zero concept about the size and shape of their city. Some of that comes from a difficulty in attaching math and proportions to things we see every day. A bit probably comes from the disconnection from the land created by speeding traffic. Mostly,

The Urbanist 2023: Articles You May Have Missed

We’ve all had a busy year. Really, there were four elections. Sure, that’s a regular occurrence in Seattle, but it’s still a lot. So, with one last look back, let’s say goodbye to the year that was by clearing the table on readings we coulda, shoulda,

The Urbanist 2023: Articles You May Have Missed

We’ve all had a busy year. Really, there were four elections. Sure, that’s a regular occurrence in Seattle, but it’s still a lot. So, with one last look back, let’s say goodbye to the year that was by clearing the table on readings we coulda, shoulda,