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Parks and Public Space

Get Thee to Middle Fork, Cyclists

Skirting the eastern edges of the greater Seattle area, the Snoqualmie River flows down from the Cascades through a broad river valley spread with...

Is It Time for a Radical Rethinking of Open Space in Seattle?

Seattle’s urban villages suffer not only from inadequate space to build multifamily housing, but there is also a massive open space inequity versus-single family...

Klyde Warren Park: Experiencing the Gold Standard for Freeway Lids

An important part of my advocacy for lidding Interstate 5 includes letting folks know about successful lid projects around the country. Lid I-5's co-chair...

Public Risks Being Left Behind as Downtown Seattle Land Runs Out

“Buy land, they're not making it anymore.” - Mark Twain As Seattle's development boom continues without any sign of stopping, the city is rapidly approaching a...

Trailhead Direct Returns for Another Season with Expanded Transit Service

Urban hikers and outdoor enthusiasts will have access to Trailhead Direct once again beginning on Saturday--bypassing congested and often full trailhead parking lots. The...

Sunday Video: 24 Hours In Rotterdam

https://vimeo.com/246188042 In this video, locals and city officials from Rotterdam explain how the city center has had an intentional urban renaissance by increasing residential densities,...

Recharge The Battery Advocates Back with New Promenade Vision

In late March, the Seattle City Council voted to turn the Battery Street Tunnel into a modern-day urban landfill. Many local community groups and...

How Would You Design A Better Seattle Monorail?

The Seattle Monorail recently released a survey on how riders perceive the system and how they think it could be improved. Built in 1962,...