Category Archives: Parks

Outside City Hall – Saving Myers Way

Posted on July 26, 2016 by steve zemke

An alliance of open-space activists and environmental-justice advocates win an important victory By George Howland Jr – Outside City Hall, July 27, 2016 “You can fight city hall and win! Earlier this month, the Seattle Green Spaces Coalition (Green Spaces) … Continue reading →

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As Development Booms, Seattle Gives Up On Green Space

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Kevin Orme

By Adiel Kaplan and Investigate West, Seattle Weekly, June 22, 2016 So-called pavement parks are a growing trend in major American cities and they’re one of the new ways Seattle is looking to increase open space without spending billions From … Continue reading →

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No room for trees in Seattle’s new parks

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Kevin Orme

By Mark Hinshaw – Crosscut, April 26, 2016. Ellen Sollod’s “Cloud Veil” at 12th Avenue Square Park. Credit: Seattle Parks & Recreation Credit: Alex Garland Forget what you think you know about green Seattle parks. A new park just south of … Continue reading →

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