A photo of a worker standing on a ladder and stenciling welcome on to the exterior wall of the U District light rail station.

Celebrate Northgate Link Light Rail Expansion with Opening Day Events

It isn't every day that a city welcomes three new light rail stations that will provide thousands of people easy access to the magic...

What Does a Sanctuary City Look and Feel Like?

"Displaced: Design For Inclusive Cities" Contest Winners Envision Cities That Welcome, Support, And Empower Refugees and Migrants Despite the Trump administration's recent decision to reduce...

Urban Art: Elevating Aesthetics and Cultural Identity in Cities

The term “urban art” describes visual art forms that are created by and representative of city dwellers. While you may see pieces in galleries,...

Action Alert: Build the Center City Connector Streetcar

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has put a pause on construction of Center City Connector (CCC): The only high capacity transit project planned within downtown...

Sunday Video: India’s Planned Capital City (Designed by Le Corbusier)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeFF3t41png Dave Amos of City Beautiful takes a look at an Indian capital city, Chandigarh, to explore how two very different city building approaches--Garden City...

Councilmember Mosqueda Proposes New Tenant Protections for Buildings Up for Sale

The Seattle City Council's housing committee will take up further discussion and possibly vote on a new tenant protection measure sponsored by Councilmember Teresa...

Nominate Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2018

It's time to submit nominations for what has become an annual tradition to determine the worst intersection in Seattle. Consider the intersection you hate to...

Pretty Sure I Don’t Deserve This

"Congratulations," a friend once told me, after I'd finally gotten a New York literary agent. "Let yourself feel it today, and breathe. You deserve...