Sunday Video: Designing Urban Places That Don’t Suck
What’s the secret sauce in creating urban spaces and places that people love? Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes gets into that in his...
Drownings Spike in Urban Waters, Hitting People of Color Hardest
Before opening her swim school in Seattle, Chandrika Francis worked with students at a New Orleans high school. They told her that when...
Pioneer Square Habitat Beach Opens, Hope Alive for More Public Space Next Door
This weekend, Seattle's Office of the Waterfront quietly opened a stretch of rocky beach in Pioneer Square, just south of Colman Dock. The small...
Photo Tour: Discovery Park in Its Full Summer Glory
The Seattle region is blessed with a wide array of spectacular parks and they are nearing their verdant peak right now as spring blossoming...
City Pledges One-Block Pedestrianized Pike Street Pilot After Years of Advocacy
Mayor Bruce Harell announced Wednesday that one block of Pike Street, between First and Second Avenues, which has been rebuilt as part of the...
Extreme Heat and the Legacy of Racist Housing Policies in Seattle
A hot summer day in Seattle may be scorching in the Central District, a historically Black neighborhood, while North Capitol Hill, home to many...
Urbanism 101: Tactical Urbanism
Street improvements are often long and drawn-out affairs. Pop-up projects can show otherwise.
Urban projects can take a significant amount of time and financing to...
City Hall Park Reopens After Nearly Two Years, Still a City Asset
Seattle officials welcomed residents and visitors back to City Hall Park in Pioneer Square Tuesday, nearly two years after the park closed indefinitely in...