The PSCA is looking for volunteers to help them conduct a street light audit in Pioneer Square. This is one of the small things that can help people feel more safe in the neighborhood. If you are interested, email lisa@pioneersquare.org or call 206-624-0978 for more information. The...
As with many other areas in downtown, many neighborhood businesses cater to the working crowd, and not to the residents. We've run into this problem a few times when going out into Pioneer Square for somewhere good to eat dinner, or a place to find...
This one could probably be a good country song...
Sounds like it should be a song lyric or something. The link below is for a map given out at a public safety meeting (are you seeing the value of coming to these yet?): bicycle route Sergeant Paul Gracy handed these out to let people know what Bike...
As a quick follow up to the previous few posts and comments, here is a brief history of the homeless shelters in the neighborhood: The Compass Center, 1920 Union Gospel Mission, 1932 Bread of Life, 1939 Chief Seattle Club, 1970 Downtown Emergency Service Center, 1979 Lazarus Day Center, 1990 There may be...
The post I did about the new banners for P2 was recently highlighted in The Stranger (link). My first reaction to it was a negative one. Instead of the usual sarcastic commentary about "what are the banners going to do" or "maybe banner will help...
... was just one of the suggestions brought up at our Public Safety Meeting last night. The meeting was fantastic -- it was set up charette style with the goal for each table to come up with as many ideas as they could to save Pioneer...
And here is chance number 2 this week for becoming more involved in the neighborhood. This meeting promises food, yelling, complaining, maybe even a fist fight -- you never know with Pioneer Square! Just kidding -- but if it makes you want to come, keep believing...
Although it has a ridiculously long acronym, PSIDCPDA (Pioneer Square, International District Community Preservation & Development Authority) is working to "preserve and protect the unique character of the two districts." On Wednesday (Nov 11), they are hosting their annual Town Hall meeting where people can come...
I'm going to start this post with the same one liner from the Seattle PI article: "Something new is coming to Seattle's ailing historic district. But can it help?" In full disclosure (and to avoid people being too brutally honest in the comments), I'm the one who...