Seattle Commons — The Case For

Why this is a win for Seattle Residents

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The Win

The Arch is your building — paid for partly by the taxes visitors pay to stay in your city. 435,000 square feet at Pike & 8th, one of the most walkable intersections in the Pacific Northwest, sits dark 250 days a year. A commons operated by Seattle Center gives Seattle residents a year-round civic space in the geographic heart of downtown: the missing link between Pike Place Market, Capitol Hill, and the waterfront. No convention badge required.

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I want to analyze this proposal from the perspective of Seattle Residents. 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 Seattle Residents: The Arch is your building — paid for partly by the taxes visitors pay to stay in your city. 435,000 square feet at Pike & 8th, one of the most walkable intersections in the Pacific Northwest, sits dark 250 days a year. A commons operated by Seattle Center gives Seattle residents a year-round civic space in the geographic heart of downtown: the missing link between Pike Place Market, Capitol Hill, and the waterfront. No convention badge required. The full proposal: https://commons.conventioncityseattle.com What are the strongest arguments for and against, from Seattle Residents's perspective?