PARK(ing) Day was originally started in 2005 by REBAR, a San Francisco design studio. Last year, there were 700 parks in 140 cities, 21 countries, and 6 continents. And so far, the organization thinks that it was even bigger this year, including parks that appeared...
Update: Please see changes to time + Q&A location below. The Alliance for Pioneer Square Seeks Planning & Design Consultant Services Planning and design services for development of master plan phase of the Trail to Treasure historic, interpretive trail project in Pioneer Square, Seattle. Submissions due: Thursday October 7th...
Guest post by a Pioneer Square resident The Pioneer Square Blitz Chess 2010 Championship was held a few weeks ago to put some zip into the neighborhood. In blitz chess, each player has five minutes to make all the moves. A second more spells sudden death....
The City of Seattle faces a $67 million general fund deficit for 2011, meaning there are some very difficult budget decisions to be made in the months to come. As the City Council works to balance the Seattle's 2011-2012 budget, considerable input from residents is...
According to the Seattle PI: It should have been a party, but the five nights of Mardi Gras 2001 degenerated into into rioting, vandalism and brutal assaults. Chaos consumed Pioneer Square on "Fat Tuesday" and one man was mortally wounded before police dispelled the crowds. In...
The Miller Hull Partnership is participating in PARK(ing) Day 2010, a a grassroots, “open-source” art project that challenges people to rethink the way streets are used. In cities around the globe on Friday, artists, activists and citizens will temporarily transform metered parking spaces into public parks...
Yesterday, I attended zipcar's "low car diet" ceremony to kick off living car free. At the end of the event, I handed over my car keys (or rather, the "token" car key they handed me) to Council member Mike O'Brien. (he left his pants rolled up...
Storefronts Seattle is a community-driven effort to help revitalize Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods by bringing vibrancy, activity, and light to otherwise vacant spaces and sparsely populated streetscapes. The program started in early 2010, when members of both neighborhoods sought solutions for the...
NEWS Seattle Nightlife Initiative public forum to be held in Pioneer Square – Monday (Bottom Line Seattle) On Monday, September 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Mayor Mike McGinn will be hosting a public forum to collect input on the Seattle Nightlife Initiative and open the...