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Targeting Graffiti in Pioneer Square

Graffiti artists love it when their tags are seen by the entire city. The more exposure a tag gets, the more notoriety the artist gets. That is why buildings with tags that are left untouched for long periods of time are magnets for more vandalism. It is also why we must work together as a community to report vandalism and take prompt action to clean up graffiti. If you see graffiti in Pioneer Square:
  • Report online using the Online Report Form
  • Call the City’s Graffiti Report Line at (206) 684-7587
  • Make a police report to (206) 625-5011 when graffiti appears on your property.
  • If you see an act of graffiti vandalism in progress, call 911 immediately. Graffiti vandals must be caught in the act to be prosecuted.
The Graffiti Nuisance Ordinance requires property owners to remove graffiti in a timely manner, or have the property considered a nuisance. Visit SPU’s website to learn more about how the ordinance affects property owners, as well as tips and resources on how to rid your property of graffiti. If you need more graffiti support, please contact the Alliance.
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Update on Pioneer Square Pergola Restoration

Seattle Parks and Recreation completed the installation of a temporary protection bollard for the Pioneer Square Pergola. The new bollard is anchored by a structural pipe set into the ground and provides extra strength and protection for the historical Pergola. The temporary bollard will be replaced when the fabrication and delivery of the permanent decorative bollard is completed. Parks removed the temporary cement blocks that were installed to provide short-term protection and installed a new concrete ramp from the street.

The installation of a new cornice piece on the Pergola is scheduled for the weekend of October 20-21. The required work is adjacent to the electric trolley lines on First Avenue requiring the lines to be temporarily deactivated while the work proceeds. While the work occurs, the right lane of north bound First Avenue will be temporarily blocked during the installation operations to allow for a boom lift to assist in placing the restored cornice piece.

Parks anticipates the installation of the permanent decorative bollard will occur in November.  This project will take about two hours and have minimal impact to the area.

In 2001 the Pergola was hit and knocked down by a semi-truck. The Pergola was completely renovated at that time, and a surface mount bollard was installed to protect the historical structure from further strikes. However, the Pergola and bollard have been hit several times since 2001, necessitating repair and reinstallation of the old bollard. Now Seattle Parks and Recreation is collaborating with the Seattle Department of Transportation to install an in-ground bollard that will provide even more protection to keep this iconic piece of Seattle’s past intact.

Constructed in 1909, the Pergola in Pioneer Square Park provided shelter for passengers waiting for the cable car that ran along Yesler Way. It was built in a Victorian style, out of iron and glass. It was restored in 1972, and designated a historic landmark in 1977.

For more information on the project, please contact Ron Wright of Ron Wright and Associates at

rwright@rwaa.com or 206-728-4248.

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Waterfront snapshot from Friday, Sept. 28 – Thursday, Oct. 4

Construction overview

  • Last week, SDOT installed signs helping pedestrians find queued taxis under the viaduct between Columbia and Marion streets. Signs direct people to use the crosswalk at Columbia Street to reach taxis.
  • Coming up next weekend: from 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, through 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, both directions of the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be closed from just north of the Battery Street Tunnel to the West Seattle Bridge. Crews are closing the viaduct for its semiannual inspection, which includes examining the structure for settlement and performing routine maintenance and preservation work.
  • For a weekly update of the latest traffic closures, please visit our webpage.

 

Continuing work

  • Ongoing work to install underground monitoring equipment, which is a part of a comprehensive program, helps crews minimize ground movement and protect structures during tunneling. During the upcoming week, work in this program will occur:
    • 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday: Crews will shift the southbound lane on Western Avenue between Columbia and Marion streets. Two-way traffic will be maintained.
    • 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday: Marion Street will be reduced to one lane between Alaskan Way and Post Alley.
    • 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday: Crews will be working on Columbia Street between Post Alley and Alaskan Way. One lane of traffic will be maintained. Parking on the south side of Columbia Street will be impacted.
  • Viaduct reinforcement continues for just one night and then wraps up. All southbound lanes of the viaduct from the north end of the Battery Street Tunnel to the West Seattle Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Sunday night only. Following this closure, the viaduct will be back open to traffic around the clock.

 

Upcoming events

        Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels (Safeco Field)

  • Mon., Oct. 1, 7:10 p.m.
  • Tues., Oct. 2, 7:10 p.m.
  • Wed., Oct. 3, 3:40 p.m.

        Washington State University Cougars vs. Oregon Ducks (CenturyLink)

  • Sat., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.