How does the design of third spaces in Seattle’s University District (U-District) and Roosevelt neighborhoods influence who uses these spaces? The populations that these spaces are accessible to? How the spaces are utilized? A third space is a “familiar public spot where [people] regularly connect with others known and unknown, over a shared interest or activity”. Because this definition is so broad, in our project we focus specifically on parks, cafes, and libraries. We will be taking a multimodal approach to answering our questions, conducting and writing a mini-literature review on existing research about third spaces in tandem with a video essay about our experiences with third spaces in the U-District.