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Parks and Public Space

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,...

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

Editor's note: This is cross-posted from The Northwest Urbanist. A group of Seattle residents called Park My Viaduct is campaigning to convert the city's waterfront freeway...

U-District Open Space Forum Wraps Up

The third and final public meeting on an update to the U-District neighborhood's park plan was held on Wednesday night. Like the first meeting...

Sunday Video: Public Space in Motion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynIzCSbB45E Public Space in Motion, From Nice by Chuck Wolfe on YouTube.

Sunday Video: Farewell to the Pianos

https://vimeo.com/102285611 The pianos in the park were an awesome program, and it's sad to see them go. But this is a great way to cherish...

Sunday Video: People-Friendly Buenos Aires

https://vimeo.com/102005674 A brief video showing how Buenos Aires is making the city people-friendly.

Sunday Video: 25th and Union Parklet

https://vimeo.com/93895111 An adorable video about the Central District community coming together to build their parklet. We hope to see this become a success.