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Parks and Public Space

South Lake Union Green Street Gets the Green Light

On Monday, the full Seattle City Council approved a woonerf in South Lake Union along 8th Ave between Harrison and Thomas Street. The plan...

Event Today: Shape the future of art and activation of Bell Street Park

We're nearing a year since the opening of the 4-block Bell Street Park between 1st and 5th Avenue in the Belltown neighborhood of downtown...

South Lake Union Woonerf Moves to Full Council

Woonerfs are designed to be living streets, giving space for pedestrians and bicyclists along slower moving cars. They feature traffic-calming measures such as curbless,...

Measuring Success on the Urban Villages Strategy, Part 1: What It’s All About

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 in a three-part series on measuring the success of Seattle’s urban village strategy. For the the 22 independent indicators,...

City Council Spars Over Woonerf in South Lake Union

Last Tuesday, the Seattle City Council Transportation Committee discussed the creation of a woonerf along 8th Ave between Harrison St and Thomas St in South...

Reminder: The First Hill Public Realm Action Plan Open House

First Hill Public Realm Action Plan Open House When Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 5 – 7pm Where Town Hall 1119 8th Ave Seattle, WA 98101 What First Hill’s growing residential population, cultural...

The First Hill Public Realm Action Plan

Connecting parks & public space to enhance mobility & livability in First Hill The City of Seattle will be holding an open house to discuss...

The Alaskan Way Viaduct Must Come Down, Not Be Converted Into a Park, Part...

Editor's note: This is a two-part article cross-posted from The Northwest Urbanist, see Part 1. Yesterday, Scott covered the points of aesthetics and accessibility,...