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Parks and Public Space

New Report Highlights the Success of Community-Led Public Spaces

Lately, I've been missing Pratt Park, one of my favorite public spaces in Seattle. While I haven't gone anywhere, and neither has the park,...

New Bellevue and Woodinville Eastrail Segments Anticipated to Open in 2021

Underway in the Eastside is an effort to unify isolated railway-turned trails into a regionally unrivaled trail. Named Eastrail in 2019, the planned trail...

Shoreline Sends Parks Expansion to April 27th Ballot

In January, the Shoreline City Council voted to place a park improvement and park land acquisition bond measure on the April 27, 2021 special...
A rendering of the reception area of the community center.

South Lake Union Community Center Open House Returns with New Design Ideas

Seattle Parks and Recreation has reopened the South Lake Union Community Center open house. This community center comes out of the Mercer Megablock deal,...
I-405 northbound car traffic with bridges and skyscrapers in the background.

Bellevue’s New I-405 Interchange Won’t Reduce Congestion

Cities across the country have poured billions and billions into ineffective road infrastructure projects that are leaving them deep in traffic and even deeper...

Sunday Video: The Price of Saving Paradise

https://youtu.be/guzxgAOuPzI Bloomberg QuickTake looks at how Paradise, California may pursue conversion of forestland and vacant exurban properties destroyed by wildfires into park space to stop...

Meetup Video: January 2021 with Lid I-5

https://youtu.be/uNZvivfgcto Lid I-5 proponents joined for January meetup to discuss results of a recent study and objectives for an I-5 lid.
A park-like is shown over the freeway trench in this cross section.

8 Takeaways from Seattle’s Lid I-5 Feasibility Study

The City of Seattle may have quietly released its Lid I-5 feasibility report late last year, but the results trumpet the benefits of lidding...