Seattle Council Approves Arena MOU and Some Short-Term Rental Regulations
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Oak View Group (OVG) paving the was for a $600...
Envisioning an I-5 Lid in the U District
Lid I-5 hosted a charrette on September 16th dedicated to sketching out a design for a freeway lid on the stretch of Interstate 5...
Sunday Video: Train Stations Are Making A Comeback, But Why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-YGVytC-7s
In this video, Dave from City Beautiful talks about how historic train stations are experiencing a renaissance in America and how they're leading to...
PSRC Seeking Comment on $17.5 Million in Grants for Bike and Pedestrian Projects
On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council released a slate of proposed bicycle and pedestrian projects for public comment that the agency plans to fund....
Downtown Seattle On-Street Parking Swapped for Pavement Park and Food Trucks
A new pavement park is slated to open in Downtown Seattle later this month. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) recently removed on-street parking...
Halloween Exposes the Benefits of Density
Every trick-or-treater is an urbanist on Halloween. Why leg it between spaced out suburban ramblers when you can find a street where the houses...
Lid I-5 Awarded $48,000 Grant for Community Outreach
Lid I-5 has been awarded a $48,000 grant from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to further our campaign of reconnecting communities divided by Interstate...
Convention Center Acquiesces to Coalition with $83 Million Benefits Package
One of the biggest questions swirling around the new $1.6 billion expansion of the Washington State Convention center--apart from whether it will actually get...