Seattle Commons — The Case For

Why this is a win for Pike/Pine Urban Neighborhood Council

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The Win

The Pike/Pine corridor is the activation spine that connects Capitol Hill to the Arch. A commons at 8th and Pike changes what the western end of the corridor means — instead of a dead end at a dark convention annex, it becomes a destination. PPUNC has organized around the life and character of this corridor for years; the Arch is the corridor's largest single asset, and it's currently inert.

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I want to analyze this proposal from the perspective of Pike/Pine Urban Neighborhood Council. 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 Pike/Pine Urban Neighborhood Council: The Pike/Pine corridor is the activation spine that connects Capitol Hill to the Arch. A commons at 8th and Pike changes what the western end of the corridor means — instead of a dead end at a dark convention annex, it becomes a destination. PPUNC has organized around the life and character of this corridor for years; the Arch is the corridor's largest single asset, and it's currently inert. The full proposal: https://commons.conventioncityseattle.com What are the strongest arguments for and against, from Pike/Pine Urban Neighborhood Council's perspective?
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The corridor as it exists today → What activation would look like →