Parks and Public Space

Pioneer Square’s Streetscapes To Get Upgrades with Waterfront Project

With construction on the complete rebuild (and expansion) of Alaskan Way well underway, the long-planned new Seattle waterfront is happening before our eyes. Traffic...

What Autonomy Can Mean for the Capitol Hill Organized Protest

The power in urban design lies its ability to provide a lens into the future. It allows communities to project themselves, their families, their...
A photo of a city street without cars. There are tram lines and people walking and biking.

Four Years Later, Seattle Emissions-Free Area Has Gone From Promise to Draft Plan

In just a few days, world leaders will gather in Glasgow at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will discuss how to...

Tell SDOT and Metro How to Make Bell Street Park Better

When Bell Street Park opened in 2014, it was one of Seattle's first explorations into designing streets as "shared space". Modeled after Dutch "woonerfs"...

Women Shaping Seattle: An Interview With Yolanda Ho

Yolanda Ho works in the Public Space Management Program in the Seattle Department of Transportation's (SDOT) Street Use Division. She helps to develop new,...

Sunday Video: Farewell to the Pianos

https://vimeo.com/102285611 The pianos in the park were an awesome program, and it's sad to see them go. But this is a great way to cherish...

U District Parklet Launch Celebration

Article Note: This is a guest post by Cory Crocker, a University District advocate for public park space and leader of the U District Square campaign. Please join...

Trees + Density = Livability

Last October, Seattle Weekly republished an article headlined, ‘Will Seattle Finally Protect its tree canopy’, which was followed a few days later by Seattle Mag’s...