Parks and Public Space

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.

The City of Seattle put out a Request for Proposals (RFPs) to renovate Seattle Center Coliseum (better known as KeyArena despite the bank's lapse...

The WOSCA site is a publicly owned five-acre scrap next to the south portal of the SR-99 tunnel, left over from that project. It will remain an undeveloped scrap for the time being with a temporary use during the 2026 World Cup and a permanent redevelopment envisioned thereafter. Mayor Harrell is seeking bids from private developers.

The Seattle Times editorial board recently published a take on the Seattle Waterfront, and, while the Blethen gang being wrong isn't news, it's also...

An important part of my advocacy for lidding Interstate 5 includes letting folks know about successful lid projects around the country. Lid I-5's co-chair...

If you're detraining at Downtown Bellevue Station and looking for entertainment and sustenance beyond malls and without burning a crater in your wallet at...

As previously covered, the Lake2Bay Public Realm Study is investigating ways to create a quality pedestrian connection between the new waterfront, downtown, Seattle Center...

Article Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series on laneways. See Part 1 for background on efforts to enhance Melbourne's laneway network including discussion of...