What would Frederick Law Olmsted do? The future of public spaces in Seattle
It’s an exciting time to catch up on and get involved in envisioning the great public spaces that will help sustain our growing region.
KUOW, The Seattle Public Library and Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development hosted this conversation with national and local experts to help the community at-large better understand the issues and opportunities we face.
KUOW’s Posey Gruener moderated the discussion. The speakers include:
- Sam Assefa, Director of Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development
- Uwe Brandes, Executive Director, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Georgetown University
- Mami Hara, General Manager/CEO, Seattle Public Utilities
- Thatcher Bailey, Executive Director, Seattle Parks Foundation
The “How Can Seattle Grow More Public Space?” event took place at the Seattle Public Library’s Central Library on July 24. Sonya Harris recorded the discussion. Listen to the full recording below.
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John O'Brien
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John O’Brien is a KUOW newsroom producer. He works with the Morning Edition and All Things Considered teams to schedule, record, and edit interviews and stories on a variety of topics, from politics and public health to arts and culture. He learned to make radio in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation and is a former host of KUOW's Speakers Forum.
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