SODO Business Improvement Area

Move SODO: We engaged with SODO stakeholders and agency partners on a variety of subjects, including businesses and freight, parking issues, stadium events, and large-scale infrastructure projects. We continued to work with SDOT's Vision Zero team and King County Metro to make various safety improvements to SDOT's Georgetown to Downtown Safety project. We also continued to advocate with Sound Transit and other agency partners to improve their engagement, refine plans and reduce impacts related to the project in SODO. We finalized design and secured funding for the proposed Pocket Park on Industrial Way, a key part of the SODO Greenspace Plan. Coordinated parking updates on SODO roadways in partnership with local business and the Seattle Department of transportation. (Continued on Schedule O)Worked with adjacent business to propose safety improvements along Airport Way S that still allow local access.

Economic SODO: In 2024 we completed the SODO Economic and Policy Analysis Report with Evans School Consulting Lab. Partnered with the FIFA Local Organizing Committee to host information sessions with SODO Stakeholders to prepare for the World Cup in 2026. Provided grants to businesses impacted by vandalism and graffiti through the Storefront Improvement Fund. Entered into a Fiscal Sponsorship contract to administer funds for the newly created Manufacturing Maritime Industrial Association, a stewardship organization dedicated to strengthening Seattle's maritime, manufacturing, logistics and industrial sectors.