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Parks and Public Space

South Bellevue station

How to Rescue South Bellevue Station from Suburban Asphyxiation

From a transit-oriented development perspective, in the nearly $3.7 billion East Link light rail extension, the most shameful station area, by far, is around...

Catch Up on Bellevue’s Park Development Spree and Incoming Parks

Alongside a flurry of commercial and to a lesser degree residential development, the City of Bellevue has been improving and expanding its park system...

City Nature Challenge Kicks Off April 30

Participate in an annual international effort to document the biodiversity found in cities.  We tend to think of cities as the domain of homo sapiens,...

Meetup Video: May 2021 with Sam Assefa

https://youtu.be/sagR5Hd6i-4 Sam Assefa joined for the May meetup as out guest speaker. Assefa formerly served as Director of the Seattle Office of Planning and Community...
A person on a Brompton folding bike wearing a mask and biking south on Alaskan Way's bike lane near Seneca Street

Seattle’s Waterfront Bike Path Opens After Long Wait

The 1.2-mile bike lane restores a connection along the central waterfront that hasn't existed in years, and is sure to turn into one of the city's most highly-used bike facilities.

Sunday Video: The Art of the Autoluw

https://youtu.be/GlXNVnftaNs Not Just Bikes explores the Dutch concept of low car streets (autoluw). They’re another tool to prioritize people and make them feel welcome on...

Pioneer Square’s Streetscapes To Get Upgrades with Waterfront Project

With construction on the complete rebuild (and expansion) of Alaskan Way well underway, the long-planned new Seattle waterfront is happening before our eyes. Traffic...

Map of the Week: Seattle’s Secret Beaches

Seattle isn’t known as a beachfront city, but we’re home to over 200 miles of shoreline along Lake Union, Puget Sound, and Lake Washington....