Parks and Public Space

Arena’s Protected Bike Lane Component Features a Zigzag and a Dead End

The bike infrastructure around the Seattle Center Arena is on track to get an upgrade by the time visitors start arriving at the new...

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...

Lid I-5 Charrette Draws Big Crowd And Big Ideas

Last Saturday a diverse mix of Seattle residents, designers, and community leaders converged on the 12th Avenue Arts building to imagine lidding Interstate 5....

Get Ready For Participatory Budgeting

Last year, when the Mayor Ed Murray announced that Neighborhood District Councils (NDCs) would no longer be City-funded vessels for public outreach, one of...

Executive Constantine Unveils King County Parks Levy Renewal Proposal

On Thursday, King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled his plan for the King County Parks levy reauthorization to appear on the August ballot. The...

First Look at Pike Pine Renaissance: Act 1 Concepts

On Tuesday night, Seattle's Office of the Waterfront and the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) presented their concepts for what is being called Pike Pine...

Visions of a Green Future for Battery Street

Recharge the Battery is working hard to ensure that the Battery Street Tunnel sites are transformed into much needed green space for Belltown.  As the...

Sunday Video: Where Manhattan’s Grid Came From

https://youtu.be/QaIOfgz8FVY In this video, Vox explains how New York settled on Manhattan’s modern grid.