A photo of a trail with a cyclist riding on it next to a canal with a bench overlooking it and a bridge in the distance.

Seattle Street Ends: Fremont to the University Along Lake Union and Portage Bay

This article is the third in a series detailing Seattle Street Ends, or the hundreds of different places across the city where streets encounter...

Urbanism 101: Tactical Urbanism

Street improvements are often long and drawn-out affairs. Pop-up projects can show otherwise. Urban projects can take a significant amount of time and financing to...
The rendering shows a light rail station connected to a park near roads.

Improving Bellevue’s Grand Connection: Part 3 – Downtown Link Light Rail to I-405 Lid...

This article is the final in a three-part series that takes a close look at Bellevue's Grand Connection, a significant planning effort to make...

Op-Ed: Ants — Has Seattle Strayed from its Public Art Mission?

For more than 20 years, Paragon has stood as a striking piece of public art along the Duwamish River. But the City of Seattle is moving forward with dismantling it, citing deterioration. Artist Don Fels details how things got to this point.

Sunday Video: The Art of the Autoluw

https://youtu.be/GlXNVnftaNs Not Just Bikes explores the Dutch concept of low car streets (autoluw). They’re another tool to prioritize people and make them feel welcome on...

Fridaygram: Happy Holidays

As we wish you happy holidays, we thought we would share some of the ways different cities decorate and use public spaces at this time...

Portage Bay Park Moves Ahead To Final Design

A vision for a new park on the shores of Portage Bay has finally come into view. In August, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) received approval...

1200 Stewart Proposes Benefits For Denny Way Corridor

A long-planned project is approaching its final steps before being ready to start construction on a long-dormant site on Denny Way, but first the...