Our friends at Puget Sound Sage are releasing their report, "Transit Oriented Community that is Healthy, Green and Just". Join them for their report release event, on
Monday, May 14th, 5:30 PM at the Filipino Community Center
and check out a teaser video on our Facebook.
Have you heard about the 10th Avenue Hill Climb project? This is a project that will help better connect Yesler Terrace and Little Saigon communities with a pedestrian pathway on 10th Avenue S, from S Main Street to S Jackson Street.
This design charrette part 2 on Saturday May 12 from 10am-12pm, will focus in on the previous ideas from the community of possible hill climb designs. Come give feedback about what you would like to see in this pathway and how you would use this space. Your input will help the design team create a pathway that meets the needs of Yesler Terrace and Little Saigon communities.
Check out the IDEA Space Facebook for photos of the 1st Workshop.
The Washington State Department of Transportation is hosting a monthly speaker series at Milepost 31 in Pioneer Square to give visitors more insight into the massive SR 99 Tunnel Project.
Take a virtual tour exploring tunnels built during the past century and learn how tunneling technology has advanced.
6 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 3
211 First Ave. S., Seattle
Admission is free.
The Chinatown-International District got a bit of a scrubbing this Saturday. Thank you to everyone who came out to this event!
Fun facts about this year’s clean
- Collected 100+ bags of garbage in the neighborhood
- Blackberry bushes trimmed – 40+ bags
- 60+ store front window washed
- 40+ storm drain stencils
- Painted out 15+ graffiti tags
- Painted a 10’ x 50’ rooftop cultural mural
Check out more photos on our Facebook page. If you have any of your own that you would like to share with IDEA Space, we'd love to have you This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it them to us!
Learn more about resources to help you preserve and restore your historic property here in the Chinatown/International District!
Thursday April 26, 2012
9:30am to 11am
Panama Hotel Tea House
605 ½ South Main Street at 6th Ave. South
Featured guests and topics:
Flo Lenz, 4Culture – Landmark Challenge Grant
Paul Murakami, owner of Jackson Building - 2011 Landmark Challenge Grant recipient
Brian Kaltoff, graduate student at University of WA – historic preservation incentives
Representatives from Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation & Development Authority and Kovalenko Hale will also be on hand to answer questions you may have.
RSVP’s appreciated. Please contact Ching Chan at
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or 206-838-9267.
With over more than 800 votes and 20 design concepts submitted for a new informational kiosk for the Little Saigon neighborhood, four finalists were selected and one winning design has been chosen. Congratulations to Tran Sinh Duyen & Linda Letran for their “Mother Vietnam” kiosk design.
In the following months, Mr. Tran will be working closely with the advisory committee to adjust the selected concept to best fit the project budget, city guidelines, and community needs. Construction is estimated to begin sometime towards the end of this year. Friends of Little Saigon will continue to update the community on the progress of the kiosk design and fabrication.
Visit www.friendsoflittlesaigon.org to stay connected with project information, updates, and other news. Thank you for voting and supporting this project!
Thank you to the International Examiner who shared updates on this year's ID Spring Roll. This year's Party Down for Chinatown event will feature many flavors, fun activities and of course the famed spring roll eating competition. To find out more about what is happening in the Chinatown-ID, friend the SCIDpda on Facebook.
Thanks for the love Localist Seattle for featuring the International District as part of your new series! (Image Courtesy of Curtis Cronn)
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