Parks and Public Space

Fridaygram: Happy Holidays

As we wish you happy holidays, we thought we would share some of the ways different cities decorate and use public spaces at this time...
Fort Lawton include patchy grass and drab concrete low slung buildings and garages that used to serve the military installation.

Harrell Proposes Doubling Affordable Housing at Fort Lawton Site to Overcome Impasse

The move could be a jolt to a long-delayed plan for the decommissioned site, spreading infrastructure costs across more homes -- if the bid...

Sunday Video: 25 Years Of The Growth Management Act

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA), King County highlights how this legislation was instrumental in guiding careful planning to...

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...

Seattle Releases Request for Proposals for Lid I-5 Feasibility Study

The City of Seattle is seeking a team of "highly experienced" consultants to undertake a year-long feasibility study.  2018 has been a big year for...

Seattle Convention Center Hosting Public Benefit Event December 7th

The next phase of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) is being planned, and associated with it may be millions of dollars in discretionary...

Sunday Video: Under The Bridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPp3DXc6n0 This author and photographer, Tim Durkan with King 5 news, interviews people experiencing homelessness and photographs those experiences, including the East Duwamish Greenbelt (commonly called...

Work Starts on Railroad Way Pedestrian and Bike Space Near SoDo Stadiums

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) says work will start this month on one of the final pieces of the Alaskan Way Viaduct...