Will the Pandemic Mark a Turning Point for Safer Streets in Seattle?
Across the world cities are taking bold measures to make it safer to walk and bike for transportation during the COVID-19 epidemic and beyond....
Sunday Video: The Fake Facades of Paris
https://youtu.be/iXSkjw0Kytk
In Paris, fake building facades are a surprisingly common urban feature to aesthetically hide certain infrastructure.
U District parklet is fully funded
We're big fans of the University District Parklet project and we're happy to report that it's now fully funded. For those unfamiliar with the...
Phinney Ridge Apartment Complex Pioneers Unique Communal Model
Delivering 35 new family-sized homes, Shared Roof features a unique financing model catering to a range of incomes, built-in community, and hip cafes spilling into a public courtyard. Is the model replicable? The developer thinks so.
How To Talk To Your NIMBY Parents
Sitting around my Thanksgiving dinner table always leads to some tense moments. In growing cities across the country this year, many people will be discussing...
Hot YIMBY Summer
There has been quite a lull in pro-housing advocacy opportunities since the controversial Mandatory Housing Affordability and Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda rezones of...
Urban Spaces As Queer Spaces
June was a complicated month for queer and trans communities in Seattle. On Pride Sunday, a crowd nearing the population of Seattle gathered Downtown...
Midweek Video: Seesaws In The Middle Of NYC’s Broadway
https://vimeo.com/384352456
Streetfilms shows Manhattan’s Broadway continues to evolve as a people place. It now features people riding seesaws in the middle of the street instead...