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...
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...
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...
On Wednesday afternoon, many stakeholders and Pioneer Square interest groups gathered together to listen to Donovan Rypkema's revaluation of the neighborhood. (to read more about the background of the Mayor's "Revitalization Committee," click here). He started out the presentation by stating that his recommendations for 2009...
I met with the Office of Economic Development last week to talk about what type of services they offer to neighborhoods, businesses, and residents. To start with, here is some background on the OED: the Director is appointed by the Mayor (and may or may not...