ICYMI: Mayor Murray Says More Parklets…And “Streateries”
This past weekend, Mayor Ed Murray was at the grand opening of Seattle's sixth parklet. Located in front of the Uptown Cinema, the SIFF-sponsored...
Seattle’s Sidewalk Café Are Going Fence-Free
Sidewalk cafes are an increasingly common feature in Seattle's urban landscape. New amenities that have popped up in recent years like streateries (a food-oriented parklet), streamlined...
Lennar Plans Twin Towers Next To Town Hall
Tonight at 6.30pm, the East Design Review Board will be hosting an Early Design Guidance (EDG) meeting for the planned twin-tower project located on...
Sunday Video: How Do I Build A Better Block?
A short on DIY urbanism showing how to make streets just a little more livable and beautiful.
https://vimeo.com/185828192
King County’s Transformative Vision for Downtown Seattle Comes Into View
Offering a bold vision for Downtown Seattle that could include as many as 7,800 new homes, King County has released a full strategic plan for how it might redevelop its civic campus.
Sunday Video: Under The Bridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPp3DXc6n0
This author and photographer, Tim Durkan with King 5 news, interviews people experiencing homelessness and photographs those experiences, including the East Duwamish Greenbelt (commonly called...
Seattle’s I-5 Named ‘Freeway Without a Future’
A Seattle stretch of I-5 is one of the "Freeways Without Futures" listed in seventh annual report from the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU),...
Of Libraries, Parks, Book Stores, and Cinemas: Tacoma’s Social Infrastructre
In a previous installment, I wrote about the strain put on sidewalks when cities privatize, sell off, fail to maintain, or don’t care to...