Event Calendar
Pioneer Square
In 2010, Pioneer Square stakeholders and the City collaborated in the development of an economic revitalization strategy "Pioneer Square 2015 A Strategy for Seattle’s First Neighborhood" and are working together on implementation. The Strategy lists a set of actions for the City and neighborhood including:
Community
- Actively Engaging businesses in supporting economic growth
- Building the neighborhood’s organizational development and advocacy capacity
- Focus on the district’s historic building assets and enhance to built environment
- Effectively market, brand and promote Pioneer Square
City
- Support Pioneer Square’s historic buildings and a positive development environment
- Provide economic development support and investment
- Provide supportive utility, parking and transportation infrastructure
- Ensure an environment of public safety and civility
Successes to date:
- City provided funding to create the Alliance for Pioneer Square- an economic development -focused community non-profit that includes the Pioneer Square BIA
- City invested $120,000 in the Alliance for 2012 to support retail recruitment, neighborhood marketing and other activities. Retail strategy completed, retail recruitment/business retention specialist hired
- Civility Committee actively working to bring a new, publically accessible restroom facility to the neighborhood
- SPD hotspot policing strategy implemented
- Worked with the City Council to pass the Livable South Downtown rezone
- Worked with Daniels Development and the King County Council to resolve final issue and allow the Stadium Place development in the Century Link Field north parking lot to get underway.
- Launched the Trail to Treasure historic wayfinding project in partnership with the National Park Service
- Provided a fiber backbone to increase broadband capacity in support of the neighborhood’s significant high tech sector.
- Ensured that the First Hill Streetcar would serve Pioneer Square
- Support for Nord Alley activation activities
- King Street Station renovation
- Convened neighborhood human service providers to begin dialogue on common interests
