Paris Hopes to Forge a New Model for Olympics-Oriented Development
Paris aims to break the mold, using major public investment for the Olympic Games for lasting benefit to the host city. Improvements include a cleaner Seine, major transit expansion, and a new eco-district. But will those efforts go far enough to win over locals?
Op-Ed: Parks Need More Mini Soccer Pitches, Fewer Empty Lawns
Activate underused parks with soccer pitches and courts for basketball, pickleball, and tennis to bring people out and foster social cohesion. RAVE is building 26 community fields around the metro in time for the 2026 World Cup. But we shouldn't stop there.
The NHL Winter Classic Can Accelerate Seattle’s Sonics Boom
Seattle’s big hockey Winter Classic success at the ballpark offers lessons to nightly sports on the other side of town.
Super Bowl Sunday Video: The Dark Side of Sports Stadiums
Widely regarded as the biggest weekend in sports, the Superb Owl fills the February niche in the United States' unofficial gluttonous holidays calendar. Between...
Sunday Video: The Most Urbanist Soccer Arenas In North America
It's World Cup season! So maybe it's worth talking stock of American soccer (football) culture. Ray Delahanty at CityNerd takes stock of the top...
Mariners’ Victory Returns October Baseball to a Changed Seattle
The Seattle Mariners return to the playoffs after a 21-year drought.
The Seattle Mariners will be playing in major league baseball’s postseason for the first...
Unico Announces 3,000 Homes and Sounders FC Practice Complex at Renton’s Longacres Site
In December, Unico Properties purchased the 158-acre Longacres property in Renton from Boeing for $100 million. This month plans are emerging that would put...
Sunday Video: Skateboarding’s Legendary Spots
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Skateboarding as a recreational activity and sport mostly started in cities using unique bits of infrastructure and public space to bring creativity and excitement...