Sunday Video: Seoullo 7017
https://youtu.be/u0YWJpG1sy8
In Seoul, they’ve built an elevated park out of former highway ramps and overpasses.
An Urbanist Vision for Seattle’s Third Avenue
Third Avenue in downtown Seattle is a place where many a plan goes to die, and yet the planning efforts keep stacking up. The...
The Urbanist Christmas Wish List For Seattle
On Tuesday we sardonically noted that Seattle had gotten itself a new youth jail for Christmas (real festive!) in a headline. That got us...
Copenhagen’s Superkilen: A Model for Culturally Diverse Public Spaces
People seldom associate Copenhagen with urban strife, but before Superkilen was completed in 2012, Nørrebro was known as one of the most dangerous areas...
Seattle Waterfront Park Makeover Promises New Greenway and Public Fishing
The Seattle Waterfront is set to get a big makeover and the scope of those upgrades got larger thanks to a $45 million gift...
The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt #5: Stay Healthy Streets
Share photos of how newly-created "Stay Healthy" open streets are helping people in your neighborhood enjoy the outdoors and engage in active transportation.
The...
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,...
Of Libraries, Parks, Book Stores, and Cinemas: Tacoma’s Social Infrastructre
In a previous installment, I wrote about the strain put on sidewalks when cities privatize, sell off, fail to maintain, or don’t care to...







