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Parks and Public Space

Sunday Video: Shared Spaces in NYC

New York shows what large cities can do with major streets. Near Madison Square Park, New York has transformed Broadway into a shared street...

State Should Invest $99 Million to Address SR-99’s Many Problems 

Highway 99 has 99 problems. Aurora Avenue is an unsettled mix, part street where people interact with businesses and part highway shunting vehicles through...

Advocating for Seattle’s Nightlife, Post Pandemic

Fall calls for nighttime things, Halloween doubly so. Therefore, a pre-holiday trip to the Georgetown Morgue fit the bill. Terrifying in all the best...

Measuring Success on the Urban Villages Strategy, Part 1: What It’s All About

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 in a three-part series on measuring the success of Seattle’s urban village strategy. For the the 22 independent indicators,...

What Autonomy Can Mean for the Capitol Hill Organized Protest

The power in urban design lies its ability to provide a lens into the future. It allows communities to project themselves, their families, their...

Highrises Spread into UW Campus – U District Development Spree Part 3

With highrises emerging from the University District, neighboring University of Washington (UW) is also preparing to join in on the developing skyline. Of the...

Sunday Video: 25th and Union Parklet

https://vimeo.com/93895111 An adorable video about the Central District community coming together to build their parklet. We hope to see this become a success.  

When Waiting For a Bus or Train Is a Pleasure: How Sweden Brings Together...

Great cities are often known by their signature urban spaces and superb public transit. As Seattle works to activate and energize the public realm and...