Projects
Seattle's Public Space and Public Life |
Pioneer Square: Living Green & Blue |
Alley Art Project: Pioneer Square |
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Seattle has just completed the most in-depth study of public spaces Downtown ever conducted in a U.S. city. ISI led a team that included the City of Seattle and the University of Washington's Green Futures Lab to bring the expertise of Copenhagen-based Gehl Architects to Seattle. Gehl is a world-wide leader at creating walkable and livable public spaces. The firm has worked in more than 400 cities and on 6 continents, ushering in a paradigm shift in planning. The firm collects extensive and detailed data to quantify how many people are walking and what they are doing in public spaces. |
Pioneer Square is an ideal site for a Living City neighborhood!
Click here for the Living City Design Competition entry submission
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The Alley Art Project draws on the energy and ideas of Pioneer Square neighbors to diagnose one forgotten space - the alley running parallel & east of First Ave S., between Main St. and Jackson St. - and to forge solutions. The project seeks to reclaim alleys for pedestrians, making the neighborhood more lively and sustainable. Neighbors up and down the alley have chipped in on the project. Jones & Jones is donating their design work, Glasshouse Studios has donated more than $25,000 worth of glass, and the city's Department of Neighborhood Matching Fund kicked in $15,000. |
