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...
Fridaygram: Urban Design The Whistler Way
“The trust of a city street is formed over time from many, many little public sidewalk contacts”
―Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great...
New Burke Museum Will Break Ground In Spring 2016, Open Fall 2019
The University of Washington (UW) will soon be embarking a major makeover of the Burke Museum, an institution highly respected for its collection of...
Upcoming Event: Friends of Pier 86
Seattle may join other the examples of international cities with large public art on working silos and grain terminals. For the past year, the committee...
Topical Vacations: Amazon’s Block 21
Last Monday, one of the first items that our brand new City Council voted on was a holdover matter from the previous council. This was...
New Pedestrian Bridge Coming To Everett
A bridge with a view. That's what Everett plans to build later this year. The project is an outgrowth from various utility needs and...
On Growth, Transit, and Bikes in Vancouver, B.C.
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of visiting Vancouver, B.C. I managed to stay for a weekend instead of 30 hours and had...
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...