Link to Part 1, Social Link to Part 2, Economic Link to Part 3, Political This is the final part of the Revitalization Committee videos, which discusses the Physical aspects of Pioneer Square. Here’s the clip from Donovan Rypkema: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6-YbO5gfg[/youtube] The main take-aways from this value: Pioneer Square is an amazing...
Dog For Sale Free to good home. Excellent guard dog. Owner cannot afford to feed him anymore, as there are no more drug pushers, thieves, murderers, or molesters left in the neighborhood for him to eat. Most of them knew Jethro only by his street name,...
Link to Part 1, Social Link to Part 2, Economic Part three of the Revitalization Committee discusses the Political aspects of Pioneer Square. And who doesn't like a nice political commentary? Here’s the clip from Donovan Rypkema: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCDeMPzpPo4[/youtube] Rypkema said that "if you're serious about having a real, lasting, sustainable...
NEWS Police Investigating Gang Connection In Pioneer Square Shooting (SeattleCrime.com) SPD's gang unit has taken over the investigation of a Monday morning shooting in Pioneer Square. Downtown Seattle office market slumping: Reports (Puget Sound Business Journal) The combined vacancy rate for the Pioneer Square, Financial District, Denny Regrade, Lake...
Sorry for the lack of posts, I was in Vancouver, BC on business -- and surprisingly enough, they have a lot of the same problems we do: drugs, homelessness, and people who wear kilts. (c'mon Utilikilts...
Back in December, I wrote a post to "kick off" discussions about Donovan Rykpema's presentation to the Mayor's Pioneer Square Revitalization Committee. It took a little while to break up the clip and transcribe it, but I'm finally ready to go. For those who can't...