Do We Have An Open Space Emergency?
Last year, when the City of Seattle acquired the dilapidated Sisley properties on NE 65th Street under eminent domain, the drumbeat of neighborhood residents...
Western Avenue Is The Key To A Vibrant Waterfront
Now that Bertha is fully repaired, beefed up, and churning away in earnest, it’s becoming easier to contemplate the demise of the Viaduct. And...
Make Pike/Pine Better For People
Last August, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) experimented with turning one of the city's busiest nightlife corridors into a pedestrian zone: on three...
Midweek Video: Lid I-5
Late last month, our own Scott Bonjukian participated in Capitol Hill Housing's annual community forum, called Gearshift 2016, to present the concept of freeway lids...
New North Precinct Building: $160 Million, 70% Parking, 88% Staffed With Suburbanites
The Seattle police are in the news again. This time for a lavish new $160 million North Precinct building that The Seattle Times' Brier...
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....
First Year Results Of Park Activation Pilot Program, Pilot Extended Through July
For the past ten months or so, the City of Seattle has been in partnership with local business district groups to pilot park activation...
Bagshaw Leads Opposition To SODO Street Vacation
Battle lines are forming over the Occidental Avenue street vacation, which could (un)pave the way for Chris Hansen's basketball and soccer arena, ahead of...