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Parks and Public Space

University of Washington’s New Spaces For Pedestrians and Bicyclists

Editor's Note: Rendering for the featured image is by MIR. The University of Washington is wrapping up major construction of new student housing in the West...

‘Park My Viaduct’ Heads to the Ballot Next Year

Last week the Seattle City Council reluctantly approved forwarding the Alaskan Way Viaduct preservation effort to the August 2016 ballot. The group known as...

Closing Trafalgar Square To Traffic

Framed by grand buildings, Trafalgar Square, was up until the mid-1990s choked by traffic which encircled its edges on four sides. The historic design...
Feel the distancing in this Gas Works Park vista.

Fridaygram: Gas Works Park

One of Seattle’s most unique places, Gas Works Park, is a pioneering example of the regeneration of a contaminated industrial site as a public...

How To Think About Access In Evolving Seattle

Questions and answers about accessing cities and neighborhoods once spoke the language of exit ramps, street widening and parking adequacy. Now, different conversations, and...

Seattle City Light’s Denny Substation

It wasn't all that long ago that public works projects were both functional and beautiful. Take a walk around many areas of Seattle and...

Lake2Bay Concept Plan and Next Event

As previously covered, the Lake2Bay Public Realm Study is investigating ways to create a quality pedestrian connection between the new waterfront, downtown, Seattle Center...

Sunday Video: Seattle Play Streets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh0NZYtiiZ4 Seattle just extended the citywide Play Streets pilot program until April 2016. Play Streets, in a lot of ways, are similar to block parties. Streets...