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...
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...
NEWS Shooting Assault Downtown, suspect(s) at large (SPD Police Blotter) Officers were “monitoring a crowd near 2nd and James” this morning (2am) when they heard gunshots at 150 Yesler. A male sustained a gunshot to his shoulder, but apparently he and his friends have been “uncooperative” with...
Part 2 On Tuesday, I wrote some insights to what the police do in Pioneer Square and some of the general problems our neighborhood faces. Today, I'm writing about the exciting part of the ride along: catching the bad guys. After chatting in the coffee shop, Sgt....
I spent about 3 hours on Saturday pretending I was in law enforcement. Who doesn't want the opportunity to do that? It's kind of like being part of Law & Order, but not actually having to risk your life or do any paperwork afterwards. Part...