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Seahawks Super Bowl Victory Parade – Wednesday February 5th

Congratulations to SUPER BOWL XLVIII CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS!

A Welcome Home Victory Celebration Parade is scheduled for 11:00am – 1:30pm Wednesday, February 5th, which is anticipated to have significant impact on traffic throughout the Seattle downtown area. Please be prepared for longer-than-average commute times and increased traffic and inform all downtown businesses with employees and guests who are at or coming downtown on Wednesday.

The parade starts on 4^th Ave south of Denny Way and ends at Century Link Field. Route map is attached.

How this will affect downtown residents, businesses, employees, guests, and visitors:

Estimated drive time could double, so plan ahead.
I-5 and SR-99 will be open all day.
Access points coming to and from the downtown core will be impacted during the parade. Mercer St and Edgar Martinez Dr are suggested to be the best routes for I-5 waterfront access.
Expect bus delays and re-routes during the parade. See Metro’s website http://metro.kingcounty.gov/alerts/ for more information.

Support and messaging:

City and regional safety and security agencies are prepared for and will be supporting the parade and celebration. The 12th Man is the best fan in the country and cares about the great Northwest. The City of Seattle and the Seattle Seahawks encourage every fan to act responsibly before, during, and after the game. The country’s eyes are upon us, let’s honor our team and take care to not do anything that would detract from their outstanding achievement.

Karl Stickel

Office of Economic Development

City of Seattle

Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Update – November 2013

Milepost 31 Speaker Series – The SR 99 Tunnel Project: Your Questions Answered

People have a lot of questions about Bertha, the massive machine digging the SR 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle. What will happen if she hits a 10-foot boulder? When will the roadway inside the tunnel be built? How does Bertha’s conveyor system work? Join us for this month’s speaker series to hear tunneling expert Chris Bambridge, Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program Tunnel Design Engineer, answer the most commonly asked questions, and ask one of your own!

Thursday, Nov. 7

6 to 6:30 p.m.

Milepost 31
211 First Ave. S., Seattle
Admission is free.

After the talk, be sure to leave enough time to explore the rest of the First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square. Milepost 31 is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and stays open until 8 p.m. on First Thursdays. Free parking is available for First Thursday art walk patrons in Pioneer Square. Please visit www.FirstThursdaySeattle.com for more information about participating garages.

And don’t forget you can track Bertha’s journey to Seattle on Twitter by following @BerthaDigsSR99.

Historic South Downtown Annual Mixer Invitation

Pioneer Square and Chinatown International District’s Historic South Downtown board members invite you to attend our annual mixer. The event will be held Thursday evening, November 21^st, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

This year’s mixer will be in the CID’s newest café/event space, the Eastern Café, located at 510 Maynard Avenue South. We will be serving complimentary appetizers, beer, and wine.

Please join us! Mingle with friends and neighbors. Learn about our growing economies. Take part in our annual new board member election process.

Hope to see you there!