Link to Part 1, Social
Link to Part 2, Economic
Link to Part 3, Political
Link to Part 4, Physical
The Revitalization Committee for Pioneer Square is meeting again tomorrow morning (open to the public) to continue the discussion about revitalizing our neighborhood. I've been posting clips from the...
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2010 is big year for progress on tunnel (Crosscut)
I have a post coming up today with video and commentary from the Viaduct south portal brownbag last Friday. This article will give you a good lead in to that. Or this from PubliCola:
Probably the Worst Place...
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Almost 1,000 volunteers showed up this year to participate in SKCHH's One Night Count of homeless in King County.
Here are the stats from this year's count (to see the pdf report, click here):
There was a 5% decrease from last year -- from 2,827 in 2009...
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There’s a brown bag information session today from 12 - 1:30 regarding the Viaduct South Portal. The south entrance has different proposed locations, one of which would essentially turn 1st Ave into a freeway with major traffic.
I've heard that Pioneer Square has not been very...
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The annual One Night Count of people who are homeless in King County is happening tomorrow morning from 2am - 5am. This will be the 30th year that the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH - pronounced "skitch") and Operation Nightwatch have organized...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
Posted at 09:38h
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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...
Posted at 08:22h
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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...