Community Police Commission invites community input on proposed reforms The Community Police Commission (CPC) needs your help to create a stronger, safer and more connected community. On September 20, the CPC issued draft policy recommendations for public review. These recommendations are in the areas of bias-free policing, stops and detentions, and in-car video recordings. The CPC is also seeking public comment on the Seattle Police Department’s proposed use of force policy. The CPC must issue a report with its final policy recommendations in these areas on November 15. Public meetings are being held during October with Seattle residents to get […]
Read more →SAVE THE DATE! The next Center City Connector open house is on Tuesday, October 29 from 5 – 7pm at Pike Place Market (location details below and on the website). Mayor McGinn and the project team will give brief remarks from 5:30 – 6pm. Otherwise, the event will be open house-style, so come and go as you please. We’ll have light refreshments. The purpose of the open house is to share the results of our final round of analysis – we’ll show how a streetcar on 1st Avenue would operate in mixed traffic versus its own lane. We hope you’ll […]
Read more →We are moving our office to a larger space next door! The move will help us accommodate internal growth as we make further progress in the neighborhood. Please note that our email and servers will be down for most of the week starting Tuesday, October 8, 2013. We hope to be back online Monday, October 14th. Communication will be challenging, so we thank you for your patience as we get back up and running.
Read more →Two wonderful pieces of news for the neighborhood. 1. The Pioneer Square BIA expansion was passed unanimously by City Council on Monday September 23rd. This ensures that Pioneer Square will have resources for on-going economic development for years to come. What does this mean to me you ask? If you want additional information please visit our BIA Expansion page on our web-site or e-mail BIA@pioneersquare.org and one of our team will answer your questions. On behalf of the BIA Ratepayer Board, I would like to thank all of the neighborhood business owners and staff who stepped up to ensure that this […]
Read more →Semiannual Alaskan Way Viaduct inspection, utility work to close SR 99 through Seattle this weekend The Washington State Department of Transportation will close the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct for a semiannual safety inspection from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Additionally, crews working on the City of Seattle’s Mercer Corridor Project will close a section of SR 99 north of downtown, including the Battery Street Tunnel, to install a sewer line from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. The closures were scheduled on the same weekend to avoid creating backups on multiple weekends. […]
Read more →In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a bit of construction along the Central Waterfront, as well as in and around Pioneer Square. One of the impacts beginning on Saturday, September 28th is the re-route of Metro Bus Route 99. The route will no longer run a Waterfront/1st Ave loop and instead will run north/south on 1st Ave from Broad Street in Belltown down through the International District. We for one think this will make getting to and from downtown a snap! http://metrofutureblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/99rev.pdf
Read more →September 14th, 2013 To Our Pioneer Square Residents, Business Owners, Employees, Guardians and Visitors: Many of you may know by now, a horrific double stabbing occurred in Pioneer Square last night at 2nd Ave. Ext. S. & S. Jackson St. at approximately 10:30PM. An adult male has since been pronounced dead at Harborview Medical Center and an adult female is being cared for there. We believe that only one suspect was involved and he was placed into custody at the scene by two of our SWAT Officers who were patrolling nearby at 5th S./S. Jackson when the 911 call was […]
Read more →Doug Baldwin, wide receiver of the Seattle Seahawks (#89), reminds the 12th Man to be a good neighbor. Seattle’s Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District border CenturyLink Field, and thousands of fans come through each neighborhood to eat, drink or park on game days. Thank you to Doug Baldwin and the Seattle Seahawks for reminding us that all of Seattle is our home.
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State Senate Transportation Listening Tour
The Washington State Senate is on a listening tour to hear constituents’ thoughts on transit funding. When legislators arrive in Seattle on Monday, October 14th, be there to show support or testify on how transit funding is critical to our city and state’s economic health. What: State Senate transportation listening tour When: October 14, 2013, 6pm-9pm Where: First Presbyterian Church, 1013 8th Avenue, Seattle Cost: Free RSVP: Click here so we have an estimate of the number of people attending Action Requested: Attend the October 14 listening tour and urge lawmakers to find a transit funding solution. Consider including the following points […]
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