22 Nov South Downtown on PubliCola

Check out the recent post on PubliCola discussing the zoning changes to South Downtown:

Seattle’s South Downtown is a complicated place.

With access to light rail, commuter rail, Amtrak, buses, ferries, and a future streetcar, it is the most important transit hub in Seattle, if not the entire Pacific Northwest. It is located next door to the region’s largest job center to the north, and to Seattle’s central waterfront to the west. It encompasses the Chinatown/International District, the social nucleus of multiple Asian cultures in Seattle. It is home to a disproportionately high concentration of low-income housing and social services, as well as Seattle’s largest aggregation of historic buildings.

To read the rest of the article, click here, and don’t forget to stop by Wing Luke Museum tonight at 5:30pm to share your opinion of their changes.

Also, in response to the extreme weather conditions today, Sally Clark’s staff sent out this email:

Councilmember Clark recognizes that due to the challenging weather some people who wish to testify may not be able to travel to the hearing. If you are not able to attend tonight, you may also testify at any Committee on the Built Environment meeting that has your item of interest on the agenda. The next COBE meeting for both the South Downtown Neighborhoods legislation and the update to the Multifamily Code will begin at 9:00am, Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in Council Chambers, 2^nd Floor, City Hall. You may also send comments in writing to Councilmember Clark and the other members of the Council at any time. Contact information for each of the councilmembers can be found here.