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“The Rainier Valley is being transformed. Things we thought to be impossible have become possible.”
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Mayor Greg Nickels
The Rainier Valley is undergoing a long-awaited revitalization. Sound Transit’s light rail line will reconnect the city to this vibrant and diverse community, and, in the process, transform a 1950s-era highway into a thriving urban boulevard. The Seattle Housing Authority’s NewHolly and Rainier Vista projects will add thousands of new, affordable homes. The City is spending millions of dollars to foster jobs, education, art, open space and opportunity.
But too often in the past, the development that has followed such investments has meant displacement for the people who have worked hardest to revitalize their community.
That’s why I worked with neighborhood leaders and community organizations to develop an “Action Agenda” that will guide the changes taking place so the benefits of these important investments flow to the people who call Southeast Seattle home today.
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