Amazon’s return to office five days per week has had an immediate impact on worker foot traffic in downtown Seattle according to the latest data from the Downtown Seattle Association.… Read More
A proposal to bring 30 interactive digital kiosks to downtown Seattle — in the hopes of enhancing public safety, wayfinding, Wi-Fi access, community engagement and more — spotlighted the potential of the… Read More
In Seattle, city government and the Downtown Seattle Association continue to build on the “Amazon Great Return” through a variety of strategies to reactivate downtown. While attempts to maintain safety and… Read More
In a letter sent earlier this month to Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and his executive leadership team, three organizations invested in the vitality of the city’s urban core laid out… Read More
By some statistical measures, Seattle’s downtown is back. Residents have returned in pre-pandemic numbers. Tourism, certainly at Pike Place Market, resembles its crowded former self. And traffic is nearly as… Read More
To suggest that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan had a pressurized run as the Emerald City’s top elected official is to badly understate her tenure. Drafted into office after a disgraced… Read More
Editor’s note: The story has been updated to reflect comments from council members Andrew Lewis, Lisa Herbold and former council president and current mayoral candidate Bruce Harrell. In a sharply… Read More
Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy admitted his company’s relationship with Seattle political leaders has become rocky over recent history, but added that he hopes it can improve in the… Read More
Washington state’s move Monday to Phase 3 of its COVID-19 recovery plan has the Downtown Seattle Association buzzing for business. The group released a new video proclaiming that “the heart… Read More
While some point to past pandemics as driving people apart, thanks to technology, Jon Scholes sees the novel coronavirus pulling us together in unexpected ways. Through video calls that serve… Read More
As painful as it is to witness the empty streets and boarded up storefronts in downtown Seattle and throughout the city, it’s helpful to understand that that emptiness is what… Read More
While efforts to limit movement and interaction in Washington state appear to be slowing the novel coronavirus outbreak in the region, the mandate is hammering local businesses whose sales have… Read More
Downtown Seattle has added 85,000 jobs since 2010, and nine out of 10 of new jobs in the city are technology-related. That’s according to a new report from the Downtown Seattle… Read More
Seattle is speeding toward some of its density and transportation goals, according to a new study from an organization that works to improve the city’s downtown core. The Downtown Seattle… Read More
If the cranes dotting the skyline weren’t a clear enough indication, a new report from the Downtown Seattle Association says that the city is in the midst of a record… Read More
