Category Archives: Parks

The Social Benefits of Lidding Interstate 5

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Scott Bonjukian

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, equity in a social sense means “freedom from disparities in the way people of different races, genders, etc. are treated”, and often more specifically referring to “freedom from disparities in the way people of different … Continue reading →

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Melrose Promenade Awarded $3 Million for Construction

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

Last week the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) released its recommendations for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transportation funding. The Urbanist has the rundown on the most high profile local projects, including improvements for Denny Way and partial … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Parks, Public Art, Public Space, Transportation, Walking | Tagged 3, Avenue, award, Bellevue Place Park, bike lane, Bike Master Plan, City, community, concept plan, Department of Transportaiton, funding, grant, greenway, improvements, input, Melrose Promenade, Mike Kent, million, pedestrian, plan, process, protected bike lane, PSRC, Puget Sound Regional Council, safety, SDOT, Seattle, sidewalk, street, three | 2 Comments

CascadiaCast Episode 6: Nathan Vass

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

On this episode of CascadiaCast I had a lively chat with Nathan Vass, who splits his time between driving for King County Metro and his artistic pursuits in photography and video. He also frequently writes short stories about his experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, CascadiaCast, Demographics, Government, Housing, Land Use, Parks, Policy, Schools, Transportation, Walking | Tagged affordability, art, artists, blog, bus, changes, culture, driver, film, growth, homeless, King County, light rail, metro, Nathan, operator, painting, photography, Seattle, transit, travel, Vass, video, View from Nathan's Bus | Leave a comment

CascadiaCast Episode 5: Cathy Tuttle

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

After a bit of a lull, CascadiaCast is back! (And with a hell of a lot better sound quality.) I had the exciting opportunity to talk with Cathy Tuttle, Executive Director of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. We took a fascinating dive into … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, CascadiaCast, Demographics, Government, Housing, Land Use, Parks, Policy, Schools, Transportation, Walking | Tagged bicycle, bicycling, bike, Cascade, Cathy, Club, coalition, engineering, funding, greenways, infrastruture, investment, neighborhood, origins, pedestrian, safe, safety, Seattle, signage, signals, standards, streets, sustainability, traffic, Tuttle, urban, walk, walking | 1 Comment

The Case for Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

Amid Seattle’s rapidly growing inner neighborhoods remains the urban scar of Interstate 5, a massive concrete and steel ribbon that is the lasting legacy of 20th century transportation engineers. It helps move thousands of people and tons of freight every … Continue reading →

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Seattle to Acquire Sisley Properties in Roosevelt

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On Monday the Seattle City Council will vote on whether to acquire a one-fifth-acre property from Hugh Sisley, an infamous slumlord in the city’s Roosevelt neighborhood. The city has been doing battle with Sisley for years over code violations and … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing, Land Use, Parks, Public Space | Tagged 14th Avenue NE, affordable housing, condemn, demolition, Ed Murray, eminent domain, fees, fines, green street, light rail, litigation, park, Parks Department, Pete Holmes, properties, property, public housing, Roosevelt, Roosevelt High School, Sisley, Sisleys, street, urban village | Leave a comment

‘Park My Viaduct’ Heads to the Ballot Next Year

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

Author’s Note: This article was updated September 8, 2015 to correct details of the Initiative 123 campaign and proposal. Last week the Seattle City Council reluctantly approved forwarding the Alaskan Way Viaduct preservation effort to the August 2016 ballot. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks, Public Space, Transportation | Tagged Alaskan Way, ballot, City Council, DWPDA, earthquake, garden bridge, I-123, infrastructure, Initiative 123, James Corner, Kate Martin, Park My Viaduct, Pike Place Market, project, proposal, replacement, Seattle, tunnel, viaduct, Waterfront Seattle, WSDOT | 5 Comments

CascadiaCast Episode 4: Patty Lent

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On this episode of CascadiaCast I chat with Patty Lent, Bremerton Mayor and former Kitsap County Commissioner. Bremerton is the largest city in Kitsap County and home to the strategic Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Lent shared that she strongly believes … Continue reading →

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First U-District Parklet Opens

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

During the University District Street Fair last weekend the neighborhood welcomed its first official parklet. Located on 43rd Street at University Way, the parklet replaces two parking spaces and complements a Pronto bike share station outside of an ice cream … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Parking, Parks, Policy, Public Space | Tagged bike share, City of Seattle, Cory Crocker, design, features, First, materials, neighborhood, Park(ing) Day, parklet, pilot program, Prono, streaterie, street fair, streetfair, U District Square, U-District, university district | 1 Comment

CascadiaCast Episode 3: Michael Maddux

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

In this episode I sit down with Michael Maddux, a paralegal and Democratic Party leader running for Seattle City Council in District 4. Michael helped spearhead the formation of permanent parks and recreation funding through the voter-approved Seattle Parks District … Continue reading →