City Unveils Site Plan for Green Lake Community Center Redevelopment
On Monday, Seattle Parks and Recreation (Parks, for short) released a preliminary site plan for the new Green Lake Community Center as part of...
Seattle Street Ends: Portage Bay
John Feit's street end tour visits four "incredible ready-to-visit spots on Union and Portage Bay." These pocket parks make the most of spare public shoreline right of way.
Dow’s $100 Million Convention Center Bailout Plan
On Thursday, King County Executive Dow Constantine outlined his plan to loan $100 million to the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) to prevent a...
City Nature Challenge Kicks Off April 30
Participate in an annual international effort to document the biodiversity found in cities.
We tend to think of cities as the domain of homo sapiens,...
NACTO Issues ‘Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery’ Playbook
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has published a new playbook for urban streets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed 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.
Creating Seattle’s Superblocks, Part 1
Often when an idea comes along that the urban planning world finds intriguing, there's a race for other cities to try out that idea....
Seattle Launches Next Phase of Be’er Sheva Park Renovations
Since its April grand opening, the renovated Be'er Sheva Park features a new community stage, artworks, a restored shoreline, picnic tables, and benches, with a second phase of improvements in planning. The park hosts a weekly Chocolate Sunday celebration of Black culture.