Seattle Commons — The Case For

Why this is a win for First Hill Improvement Association

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The Win

First Hill residents and institutions — hospitals, universities, residential buildings — are the immediate eastern neighbors of the Arch. The commons adds a year-round civic amenity to a neighborhood that already has density but no public gathering space at this scale.

FHIA has credibility with City Hall as a neighborhood voice. An early institutional endorsement from First Hill — the closest residential constituency to the Arch — carries weight precisely because it's the community that would live with the outcome.

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I want to analyze this proposal from the perspective of First Hill Improvement Association. There's a civic proposal to convert the WSCC Arch building at 7th & Pike into a year-round public commons operated by Seattle Center. The case being made to First Hill Improvement Association: First Hill residents and institutions — hospitals, universities, residential buildings — are the immediate eastern neighbors of the Arch. The commons adds a year-round civic amenity to a neighborhood that already has density but no public gathering space at this scale. The full proposal: https://commons.conventioncityseattle.com What are the strongest arguments for and against, from First Hill Improvement Association's perspective?
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