Parks and Public Space

Climate Pledge Arena, Season 2: Better Food, Frostier Drinks, Lots of Goals

To be honest, it’s a little difficult to decide whether this is a food review, a hockey game report, or a look at the...

The Alaskan Way Viaduct Must Come Down, Not Be Converted Into a Park, Part...

Editor's note: This is cross-posted from The Northwest Urbanist. A group of Seattle residents called Park My Viaduct is campaigning to convert the city's waterfront freeway...

Op-Ed: Ants — Has Seattle Strayed from its Public Art Mission?

For more than 20 years, Paragon has stood as a striking piece of public art along the Duwamish River. But the City of Seattle is moving forward with dismantling it, citing deterioration. Artist Don Fels details how things got to this point.

Integrate I-5: Does Seattle Need Another Deep Bore Tunnel?

Less than a year after the opening of the SR-99 tunnel, tunnel mania seems to be spreading across Seattle. An unfunded billion dollar price...

Upcoming Event: Friends of Pier 86

Seattle may join other the examples of international cities with large public art on working silos and grain terminals. For the past year, the committee...

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...

520 Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Design Process Is Advancing

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking community feedback through its SR-520 Online Open House. A series of community workshops will also...

Seattle Street Ends: West Seattle to South Park

Today we get to talk about fourteen incredible ready-to-visit street ends beginning in West Seattle and ending in South Park, plus a lovely waterfront...