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Parks and Public Space

WSCC Addition Illustrates The Difficulty Of Mitigating Freeway Trenches

At the first public benefits hearing of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) Addition, Seattle Design Commissioners danced around a tough truth: planning good public...

More Courage To Pedestrianization

Could E Pike Street between 12th Avenue and Broadway look like this pedestrian zone in Boston? The trend towards a more walk-able and pedestrian-friendly Seattle is...

Portage Bay Park At 90% Design

The University District is on track for a new waterfront park by late next year. Portage Bay Park will build upon Sakuma Viewpoint, a...

Monday’s Traffic Meltdown Showed Downtown Freeways are Brittle

Monday was quite the ordeal. Around 10am a propane truck got into a collision and rolled over blocking an interchange between I-90 and I-5 near Downtown. Propane being...

City Tells Convention Center: Addition Public Benefits Are Too Small

Yesterday both the City of Seattle and Community Package Coalition told the planners of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) Addition that the public benefit...

The Convention Center Should Offer Major Community Investments

The Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) expansion is a massive undertaking that will reshape four city blocks in Seattle’s urban core. We, a coalition...

Sunday Video: Under The Bridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPp3DXc6n0 This author and photographer, Tim Durkan with King 5 news, interviews people experiencing homelessness and photographs those experiences, including the East Duwamish Greenbelt (commonly called...

The Merits Of Upgrading Seattle Center Coliseum

The City of Seattle hosted a media tour of KeyArena on Wednesday. The City hoped to get attention for the request for proposals it's issued to...