Seattle’s Park System Rated 9th Best In New National Ranking
Jumping from 14th to 9th place in one year, Seattle leapt forward in the Trust for Public Land (TPL) ParkScore index in 2021 due...
Op-Ed: Transit in Rainier National Park Would Ensure Paradise for Everyone
A robust public transit network for Mount Rainier National Park could unlock trailheads and attractions to more visitors, while improving environmental sustainability. Rather than grousing about the park's timed-entry system, let's improve access for all.
Cutting Trail Tunnel Only Saves 1% of SR 520 Budget
WSDOT is set to delete the 10th Avenue E tunnel underpass from Seattle's planned Roanoke Lid despite only saving around 10 to 15 million dollars.
Office of Waterfront Sets Aside Feedback on Pedestrianizing Bell Street
As different elements of Seattle's waterfront overhaul are beginning to open to the public, Seattleites of all stripes naturally have many opinions about how...
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...
Fridaygram: From Railway Yards and Dilapidated Parking Lots to Millennium Park
In 1998, the Mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley announced a vision to redevelop the rail tracks and dilapidated surface car park that consumed...
Street Cafés Becoming a Permanent Amenity in More Puget Sound Cities
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to remember, but prior to the onset of the Covid pandemic, street cafés, sometimes called streateries, were few and far...
Prime Seattle Center Site May Become Warehouse As It Awaits City’s Vision
Most frequently used by high school sports participants, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation employees, and Seattle Opera goers, the northeast corner of Seattle Center...