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The new Seattle mayor (the moderate candidate who beat the progressive candidate endorsed by Sanders and Warren by a landslide) is doing a good job cleaning up 4th Ave, Westlake, Pioneer Square and areas of Chinatown/ID and Little Saigon on 12th Ave. For the first time in over a year, I'm feeling optimistic for a comeback in the downtown areas outside of 1st Ave. Lower Queen Anne/Uptown also getting more lively with the opening of Climate Pledge Arena.
Expedia, Weyerhauser and Microsoft are reopening offices in the area.
Yes, many core Seattle districts feel pretty much like 2019. The Market (visited today), the central waterfront (despite the construction of the boulevard, the aquarium addition, and the ferry terminal redo), Belltown (where I live), Lower Queen Anne (frequent visitor), Capitol Hill, and First Hill are basically normal. The office and convention areas as the slow parts.
We're making progress on several homeless fronts. Buying hotels for new transitional housing is one aspect. The new City leadership is another. And office workers are starting to come back with Omicron declining. The tourist areas actually feel pretty touristy again, like last year before the Delta/Omicron spikes.
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