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June 26, 2014
Big changes for the Seattle waterfront
Monumental changes are in store for Seattle’s waterfront after the Alaskan Way Viaduct is removed in 2016 or 2017.
The city hired James Corner Field Operations of New York to lead the design team for the new waterfront, which will connect to downtown and encourage pedestrians with wide sidewalks, trees and plantings, parks and public spaces, and maybe even a pool on a barge. A waterfront promenade would run along the new Alaskan Way.
Here are some of the concept drawings for the new space.
Images courtesy of city of seattle / James Corner Field Operations
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