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May 8 2022 Vol. VI • No. 10
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Seattle’s $756M Waterfront Park Project Presses Forward In the making since 2009, the project includes the construction of a park promenade, a new surface street along Alaskan Way and an elevated connector from Pike Place Market to the waterfront.
According to Friends of Waterfront Seattle Executive Director Thatcher Bailey, the $756 million project is still on track for a 2024 finish despite delays over a concrete strike in King County. The massive endeavor, which has been in the making since 2009, includes the construction of a park promenade along the water, a new surface street along Alaskan Way, an elevated connector from Pike Place Market to the waterfront and better east-west connects between downtown and Elliot Bay. These efforts aim to connect neighborhoods on the waterfront, increasing walkability and boosting downtown business. The project includes funding from the city, state, a
local improvement district tax and philanthropic donations. “We got a little bit behind schedule because of the concrete strike but ideally the whole thing will be ready for use by the public, the whole park by the end of 2024," Bailey said in a comment to King5.com. Currently, construction of Overlook Walk, a new elevated pedestrian connection between Pike Place Market and the waterfront, is ongoing. Construction of Pier 58 rebuild, currently known as Waterfront Park, which will be redesigned to create a larger public space and improve access, safety and flexibility to the pier, is anticipated to begin in fall 2022. Alaskan and Elliott ways roadway and bridge is expected to
be complete and open to vehicle traffic by the end of 2022. Construction of a new Union Street Pedestrian Bridge is anticipated to be completed in late 2022. “How do you kind of reconnect all of downtown to the Waterfront?” Bailey said. “How do you bring us back to the nature that so defines life in Seattle? How do you reconnect us to the simple fact of having these views, places to touch and see the water, be near the water? And you can look at the cityscape there and see ways in which you’re seeing the city that were never visible before when the viaduct was there. “With the viaduct in place, a lot of people never even see WATERFRONT page 6