Job Opening: Administrative Assistant and Event Coordinator The Lid I-5 campaign is taking major steps forward to reach our goals – and we need to shift into a higher gear with paid help! Thanks to generous donors, we are hiring for a part-time administrative position to help expand our reach and build the campaign’s momentum. … More Lid I-5 Is Hiring!
In this newsletter: Call to action: Support the Transportation for All bill in the state legislature. Updates on the lid feasibility study and next steps. Recent media coverage of the Lid I-5 campaign from The Stranger and KING 5. The Montlake Lid is starting construction. Also: Join us at the DSA State of Downtown event … More Construction Begins on Montlake Lid + Legislative Updates
Friend, After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we’ve arriving at Giving Tuesday. If you’re ready to make a gift right away today, visit our official donation page now! Our fiscal sponsor, Seattle Parks Foundation, will also contribute $100 for each of the first seven new donors to Lid I-5. If you’re not ready or need … More Giving Tuesday and Lid I-5 – Make A Difference!
In this newsletter: Join us at the public celebration of life for civic leader Jim Ellis on December 8. Help shape the future of Freeway Park and see the exciting design concepts for capital improvements. We have a statement on the passage of Initiative 976, which will devastate transportation funding across the state. The City’s … More The Past and Future of Freeway Park and a Note on I-976
Friend, We have these important action items and updates for you. Learn more below. The City has identified a Downtown Street Network Study as the next step to support lidding I-5, but it is currently unfunded. CLICK HERE to easily send a message of support. The election is Tuesday! Please pay close attention to Initiative … More Call to Action: Support the Downtown Street Network Study!
Friend, We’ve got important news for you. Today’s newsletter has these updates: As ballots get mailed out this week, please pay close attention to Initiative 976. Vote NO to preserve transportation funding and support lidding I-5. The Imagine Greater Downtown final report endorses lidding I-5 and proposes next steps. Mark your calendar for a public … More Vote No on I-976 for Sustainable Transportation + Big News
Vote NO on Initiative 976 Friend, Lid I-5 is making great progress. After years of hearing the idea is too “pie in the sky”, Seattle’s support for lidding I-5 has never been higher. People understand the need for a more connected, sustainable, and equitable city and how lidding the freeway will support our robust population … More Vote No on I-976 to Help Lid Interstate 5
Feasibility Study Update Friend, At the feasibility meeting on August 22, we heard good news: It’s technically (structurally) feasible to span I-5 and build lids to support a variety of uses, from parks to large buildings. This is still a draft stage of the analysis based on planning assumptions, but this is an important finding … More Exciting Progress: Lidding I-5 is Technically Feasible
District 3 Support for Lid I-5 Friend, We’re excited to share that all candidates for City Council District 3 support the Lid I-5 initiative. Below are their answers to the question, “How would you support lidding I-5?”, courtesy of the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog candidate questionnaire. The Lid I-5 team does not endorse candidates, but … More Here’s What City Council Candidates Think About Lidding I-5
July 17: Lid I-5 Community Open House The campaign to reconnect Seattle is moving forward and achieving results. You are invited to our 2019 Community Open House to see why the idea of lidding I-5 is getting so much traction – not just with the public but also all levels of city, county and state … More Your Voice Matters: Lidding I-5 and SR-520
