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Examples from elsewhere in the state include a PDA that oversees the Meydenbauer Center, a performing arts venue in Bellevue, Washington and the Hurricane Ridge Public Development Authority, created by the city of Port Angeles, Washington to develop and oversee the Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area. [1]
Seattle, Washington, has more than 400 permanent pieces of public artwork throughout the city, supported by private collections and the municipal Percent for Art program, which directs one percent of funding for capital improvement projects into artwork. [1] In 2013, the collection's permanent and portable works were valued at a total of $39 ...
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is a public utility agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, which provides water, sewer, drainage and garbage services for 1.3 million people in King County, Washington. [3] The agency was established in 1997, consolidating the city's Water Department with other city functions. [4]
In 1957, City Light was one of 17 utilities to join the Washington Public Power Supply System (later named Energy Northwest), a municipal corporation, to combine resources and build facilities. [7]: 93 In 2014, City Light completed the installation of 41,000 LED street lights along residential streets. Installation of LED streetlights on ...
The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression .
The Wall of Death is a permanently sited public art installation [3] located under the University Bridge in Seattle, alongside the Burke-Gilman Trail and NE 40th Street in the University District. It was designed and built by Mowry Baden and his son, Colin, in 1993.
In 1888, Congress required that all new developments within the District conform to the layout of the City of Washington. [78] The City of Washington's northern border of Boundary Street was renamed Florida Avenue in 1890, reflecting growth of suburban areas in the County of Washington. [77] The city's streets were extended throughout the ...
Waterworks is a 2005 [1] outdoor fountain and sculpture by Douglas Hollis, installed in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] See also