Parks and Public Space

How To Think About Access In Evolving Seattle

Questions and answers about accessing cities and neighborhoods once spoke the language of exit ramps, street widening and parking adequacy. Now, different conversations, and...
U.S. Route 2 in the heart of Leavenworth. (Google Maps)

WSDOT Supporting Low-Stress Streets and Pop-Up Commerce on State Highways During Pandemic

Washington's state transportation department is launching a temporary program that will make some lower-speed highways available to open streets and commercial uses during the...

Nick Licata Proposes Throwing More Money at Floundering Public Golf Courses

A growing chorus is calling on the City of Seattle to build social housing atop some of the 528 acres of public land that...
A photo of a city street without cars. There are tram lines and people walking and biking.

Four Years Later, Seattle Emissions-Free Area Has Gone From Promise to Draft Plan

In just a few days, world leaders will gather in Glasgow at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will discuss how to...
Feel the distancing in this Gas Works Park vista.

Fridaygram: Gas Works Park

One of Seattle’s most unique places, Gas Works Park, is a pioneering example of the regeneration of a contaminated industrial site as a public...

Ideas in Open Streets: Seattle, WA (Finally)

Following several months of discussion, the City of Seattle has received the first applications for opening street space to dining. Since the Seattle Department...

Sunday Video: How To Design A Great Street

https://youtu.be/xov7Ao_fPwQ Europe is awash in great streets. But what makes them so great? And what can other cities learn from these streets?

A Car-Free Ave? U District Residents Envision Pedestrianizing University Way

A UW student is seeking to spark a community conversation about finally pedestrianizing The Ave after decades of dreaming.