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Parks and Public Space

Get Ready For Participatory Budgeting

Last year, when the Mayor Ed Murray announced that Neighborhood District Councils (NDCs) would no longer be City-funded vessels for public outreach, one of...

The Urbanist Christmas Wish List For Seattle

On Tuesday we sardonically noted that Seattle had gotten itself a new youth jail for Christmas (real festive!) in a headline. That got us...

Map Of The Week: Seattle’s Open Space Gap Analysis

The Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is in the process of forming their 2017 Parks Development Plan. One of the key aspects of the...

Capitol Hill Station Doesn’t Need Any Parking

Sound Transit's Capitol Hill station marks a crucial turning point for the agency. The fruit of years of advocates pressing the agency to more...

Seattle Convention Center Hosting Public Benefit Event December 7th

The next phase of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) is being planned, and associated with it may be millions of dollars in discretionary...

Public Restrooms Are An Urban Necessity

Written by Seattle Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and Alberta Bleck, Community Relations Liaison to District 7. One thing we share as residents of this city is...

Waterfront Seattle FEIS Appealed

Two groups have filed appeals against the City of Seattle's Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Alaskan Way, Promenade, and Overlook Walk (AWPOW)....

December 7: A Critical Moment for the Lid I-5 Movement

The future of the grassroots effort to lid Interstate 5 in Seattle depends on your support at a critical event next month. On December 7,...