05/27/2026
From Seaside, FL to Seabrook Washington
One town with a similar story to Seaside, Florida is Seabrook, Washington.
Both communities began in a rural coastal landscape with its founders eager to plan a place that would be steeped in legacy. Casey and Laura Roloff, the co-founders of Seabrook, sought advice from Robert and Daryl Davis, the co-founders of Seaside, along with the SEASIDE Institute™ and many of our Seaside Institute fellows when they aimed to introduce new urbanism to the Washington Coast. As we reflect on the forty-fifth year of Seaside, we are reminded of the reach it has had beyond the 80-acre plot of land that the town resides on and how that reach has become part of the Seaside story. The town's influence on new urbanism continues to shape every subsequent community.
Seabrook was founded in 2004, the same year that the Gulf Coast's new urbanism community Alys Beach was founded.
From SEASIDE® to SEABROOK® 05/27/26 Inspiration from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific CoastBy: Christy Milliken, Executive Director – SEASIDE Institute™ SEASIDE®, the town that birthed the New Urbanism movement has inspired countless communities globally…
