Ideas in Open Streets: Coquitlam, B.C.
Coquitlam, British Columbia is letting its restaurants and stores spill outside and take over their parking lots. In the name of social distancing, of...
Seattle Is Relaxing Requirements to Encourage More Outdoor Cafes and Retail on City Streets
On Friday morning, heading into the first full weekend of summer and 53 days since Governor Jay Inslee announced a phased reopening for Washington,...
Soft Opening for a Hard Won Trail
It’s been forty years since the first segments of the Burke-Gilman Trail opened, replacing parts of Seattle’s railway infrastructure with bicycle and pedestrian thoroughfares....
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...
Pandemic Recovery Guidance Should Emphasize Al Fresco Business Operations
The past few months have been very trying times as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the country. By mid-March, Washington Governor Jay Inslee ordered non-essential...
It’s Time to End Public Subsidies for Private Golf Courses
With about one year’s worth of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) funds we could use eminent domain to secure the private and exclusive Broadmoor and...
The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt #5: Stay Healthy Streets
Share photos of how newly-created "Stay Healthy" open streets are helping people in your neighborhood enjoy the outdoors and engage in active transportation.
The...
Let’s Tee Off for Housing
Seattle can house 35,000 people on Jackson Park Golf Course by building on 60 acres of fairway and converting the remaining 100 forested acres...