City Council Greenlights Seattle Asian Art Museum Expansion
The Seattle Asian Art Museum expansion and rehabilitation project cleared a major hurdle on Monday. During their normal weekly meeting, the Seattle City Council...
Op-Ed: Shortening Seattle Park Hours Was Misguided, Failed to Promote Safety
Seattle’s Summer Safety Plan and its earlier closing time for city parks is bad news for people who count on evening park access, including artistic communities. Crime data does not support the claim that most parks are trouble spots, but they are vital spaces for many communities.
Western Avenue Is The Key To A Vibrant Waterfront
Now that Bertha is fully repaired, beefed up, and churning away in earnest, it’s becoming easier to contemplate the demise of the Viaduct. And...
Pike Pine Renaissance Further Watered Down in Latest Plans
The planned overhaul of the Pike Pine corridor in downtown Seattle will undoubtedly become one of the most significant changes to Seattle's retail core...
Nick Licata Proposes Throwing More Money at Floundering Public Golf Courses
A growing chorus is calling on the City of Seattle to build social housing atop some of the 528 acres of public land that...
NACTO Issues ‘Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery’ Playbook
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has published a new playbook for urban streets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed the...
Lid I-5 Campaign Gains Momentum, High Profile Support
On November 2nd, Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien became the latest politician to formally endorse the campaign to build a freeway lid over Interstate...
Seattle Office Of Housing Plans 235 Affordable Homes At Fort Lawton
After more than a decade of delays, a plan to build more than 200 affordable housing units on a 28-acre site at Fort Lawton...