Parks and Public Space

A pedestrian bridge over a waterfront highway

Two Very Different Pedestrian Bridges Coming to the Seattle Waterfront

The overhaul of the Seattle Waterfront, while not exactly close to completely wrapping up, is starting to take shape before our eyes. With work...

Sunday Video: 24 Hours In Rotterdam

https://vimeo.com/246188042 In this video, locals and city officials from Rotterdam explain how the city center has had an intentional urban renaissance by increasing residential densities,...

Parks Development Plan Passes, Comp Plan Docket Set

On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved a new Parks Development Plan and a list of proposals to be further evaluated as part of...

Wilburton Trestle Will Be Eastside Trail’s Centerpiece

The Eastside is going to get a bicycle and pedestrian trail that will be the envy of the trail users throughout the region. Last...

Waterfront Seattle Projects Advance in 2022, But Full Trail Opening Years Away

Late last year, a four block stretch of bike trail opened on the central Seattle waterfront, extending the existing Portside trail connecting to West...

Bellevue Should Save Coal Creek from Sprawl Development

Embedded in Bellevue's Coal Creek wilderness area are a handful of parcels that have been developed or zoned for single-family homes. In 2016 and...

Renton Seeks to Create a New Urban Neighborhood Around Planned Transit

Renton wants to spur development around the planned Sound Transit bus rapid transit station in South Renton. But considerable hurdles stand in the way of creating a truly multimodal neighborhood in that location.

Advocating for Seattle’s Nightlife, Post Pandemic

Fall calls for nighttime things, Halloween doubly so. Therefore, a pre-holiday trip to the Georgetown Morgue fit the bill. Terrifying in all the best...