Parks and Public Space

Is Washington Addicted to Authorities?

This article is adapted from testimony for HB 2882 prepared by the author and presented to the Washington House of Representatives Committee on Housing,...

P-Patch Rescue Obscures Raw Deal on Seattle Center’s Mercer Garage

There may not have been a better illustration of the degree to which transportation planning for the new Seattle Center arena is weighted toward...

Holiday Video: The Lost Neighborhood Under Central Park

https://youtu.be/HdsWYOZ8iqM Central Park is world renowned and beloved by many, but it has a shrouded history marked by elitism and racism. In this video, Vox...
Transrapid series 09 vehicle at the Emsland Test Facility, northern Germany. (Credit: Állatka / Wikimedia Commons)

I-5 Lid Could Support Downtown Seattle High-Speed Rail Station

Earlier this year the city published a feasibility study to put a lid above I-5 to reconnect Downtown and First Hill, two neighborhoods divided...
A rendering of an orchard concept for the future park planned at the Battery Portal Site in Belltown. During the next year there will be opportunities for the public to contribute design ideas for the future park. (Credit: Recharge the Battery)

Battery Portal: A New Park for Belltown

It's official, Belltown is getting a new park at the Battery Portal Site as part of the Waterfront Seattle project. At about three acres,...

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...

Midweek Video: In Search of Effective Pedestrian Malls for U.S. Downtowns

https://youtu.be/-Tg9IMCKa5M In the 1960s and 1970s, pedestrian malls were seen as a way to save struggling shopping districts in cities across America during the rise...

Downtown Seattle Association Zeroes In on Third Avenue Pedestrian Improvements

Third Avenue is easily the most important transit corridor in all of Seattle. The street carries more than 52,000 passengers on weekdays via bus....