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Community Development

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Housing Notes: 413 Apartments Proposed in Bitter Lake, Everett Waterfront Development, Bel-Red Rising

This edition of housing notes will explore two major project proposals in Seattle, the Port of Everett's ambitious residential and commercial waterfront development plan,...
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Park Lane Walking Tour with Liveable Kirkland

Liveable Kirkland would like to invite you to join us on Saturday, October 1, 2022 for a short walk through Park Lane (Downtown Kirkland)...
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Breathing Life into Bellevue’s Spring District

The Spring District started as an ambitious plan to transform 36 acres of warehouses and surface level parking in Bellevue's BelRed neighborhood into a...

The Key to Increasing City Hospitality

What is your least favorite thing about Paris? I bet it is either the traffic or the people. And what makes Lisbon so great...

Midweek Video: Planning for Aging Communities

Planning for aging communities is increasingly important. Vox visits Weesp, a small city in The Netherlands, to understand how the "dementia village" model works...

Annual Seattle Design Festival Kicks Off August 20

It's time to get ready for the 12th annual Seattle Design Festival, which will be held August 20-26 at locations across the city. This...

Let’s Throw Shade on Aurora Avenue

Street-end plazas would create space for trees, community, and safety on one of Seattle's hottest, and most dangerous, streets for pedestrians. Last week was...

Ambitious Planning and a Decade of Growth Are Transforming Downtown Bothell

Downtown Bothell is a growing city center with a unique history that defies many suburban stereotypes, while still running up against the challenges of...