Take a Sneak Peek at Six New Parks Coming to Seattle
On September 27th, the Seattle City Council, which serves as the Metropolitan Park District Board, passed its funding plan for 2023-2028 in a 8-1...
Lewis’ Increased Seattle Parks Spending Would Invest in Climate, Equity Fund, Off-Leash Areas
Councilmember Andrew Lewis (District 7) has released his six-year funding plan (2023-2028) for the Seattle Metropolitan Park District, the third funding plan made public...
Seattle City Council Gets the Future of Third Avenue Back On Its Radar
Seattle's Third Avenue is arguably one of the most successful transit corridors in the entire country. The street consolidates most Seattle bus routes into...
The Key to Increasing City Hospitality
What is your least favorite thing about Paris? I bet it is either the traffic or the people. And what makes Lisbon so great...
Why Peeing Your Pants in Seattle is Not a Personal Failure
First things first -- you might be having a lot of feelings about the idea of peeing your pants. I certainly did. But having...
Elevate Cricket in Incoming Bellevue, Kirkland, and Seattle Parks Levies
Move aside pickleball, it's time to give another rapidly growing sport in the Puget Sound the limelight. “Cricket has seen an exponential growth in...
Canopy-Heavy Green Streets Hold the Key to Climate-Proofing Mobility
Last month, Urbanist reporter Ryan Packer wrote about how the massive SR 99 tunnel project in Seattle is bleeding money due to traffic being...
Kirkland to Study the Future of Pedestrianized Park Lane
In June of 2020, the Kirkland City Council voted to create more space for restaurants and other businesses by closing one block of business-lined...