Item no. 11a_supp_2
Meeting date: May 25, 2021
Vision for an
Equitable Recovery
from COVID-19
Pamela Banks, Recovery Director
May 2021

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Recovery Vision
COVID-19 exacerbated inequities that were
already present and disproportionally impacted
small businesses and workers, particularly Black,               Equitable Recovery
Indigenous and people of color communities.
Our Equitable Recovery efforts aim to build a
thriving City with an inclusive economy while also
implementing intentional strategies that meet                 Economic      Community
the varying needs of our neighborhoods and                   Recovery       Resilience
communities.


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Recovery Timeframes
We are thinking about recovery across
three broad timeframes:
Immediate strategies
Initiatives to restore interest in our neighborhoods and
business communities during initial reopening.
Near-term strategies
Initiatives to coordinate returning to a new normal.
Long-term strategies
Multi-year strategies to address the lasting impacts of
COVID-19 on communities and the changing nature of
office work. 

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Potential Resource Streams
An Equitable Recovery will require working with partners and community
to leverage all available resources.
Philanthropy
Federal                                BIPOC
Stimulus                             Investments

Reallocating               Equitable              Public-Private
City Resources             Recovery               Partnerships

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Economic Recovery
Equitable Recovery efforts will bring government, community, businesses,
philanthropy and nonprofits together to revitalize the economic engine of the
City and foster innovation in creative industries, culture and retail.
Neighborhoods and
Small Businesses
Downtown
Commercial
Public Space                                            Technical
Space        Direct Funding
Activation                                              Assistance
Activation

Community Resilience
Equitable Recovery efforts will ensure the City and our partners
are investing in our communities so that all Seattleites have access
to opportunity.

Access to     Community     Continued
Opportunity   Investments     Response

Downtown Revitalization
Working group of external partners meet biweekly
with the goal of: Bringing Downtown back to life.
The group will focus on:
Improving safety.
Ensuring key infrastructure projects move forward.
Bringing workers, visitors, residents and customers back
Downtown.
Creating room for innovation and creativity in arts,
culture and retail.
Images: Downtown Seattle Association
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Downtown Revitalization Strategies
Guiding Principles                                  Seattle Center
South Lake Union
Downtown is the economic engine of Seattle.
Our ability to effectively recover citywide depends in
large part on our ability to revitalize economic and           Belltown &
Denny Triangle
cultural activity Downtown.
Task  Location-specific strategies addressing:                           Pike/Pine,
Westlake & Market
Activation (programming, etc.)                             Waterfront
Marketing                                                                            Downtown
Beautification                                                                       Office Core
Workforce development                                           Pioneer Square
Empty commercial/office space                                          Chinatown/ID
(Some strategies will depend on funding and wide-scale vaccination)
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Neighborhood-Specific Strategies
Starts with better understanding neighborhood-specific challenges and needs
and developing strategies for revitalization.

Key external stakeholders:
Small Business Advisory Council
Equity district neighborhoods and
BIPOC business owners
Business Improvement Areas
Neighborhood and community groups

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Questions?


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