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WHAT MAKES DOWNTOWN OLYMPIA UNIQUE? & WHY WE’RE EXCITED.

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1 WHAT MAKES DOWNTOWN OLYMPIA UNIQUE? & WHY WE’RE EXCITED

2 GOOD BONES Setting Diverse neighbors Historic core Easy access

3 GOOD MUSCLES – ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS Employment base Diverse businesses Positive development climate Development sites Amenities

4 GOOD MUSCLES – ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS

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6 GOOD LUNGS – ROOM TO GROW GRACEFULLY

7 GOOD CIRCULATION – PUBLIC REALM

8 Lots of opportunities One example: adaptable streets

9 GOOD CIRCULATION – PUBLIC REALM EXAMPLES Festival streets Street parks Activated, multi-use alleys

10 GOOD LOOKS– HISTORIC CHARACTER Edmund Sylvester - 1850 early New England style plan with town square at the heart & street grid 12 Block National Historic District 51 “contributing properties” Rich panoply of architectural styles Human-scaled streetscapes

11 GOOD LOOKS – HISTORIC CHARACTER Unusually strong set of “classic revival” buildings

12 GOOD LOOKS – HISTORIC CHARACTER Classic Revival building Guidelines - fundamental design principles A contemporary building incorporating some of the principles.

13 GOOD LOOKS – ARCHITECTURAL VARIETY OUTSIDE CORE

14 GOOD LOOKS – ART AND WHIMSY

15 GOOD HEART – INCLUSIVENESS

16 GOOD HEART – ACTIVE SOCIAL AND HOUSING AGENCIES

17 YOUNG HEART – YOUTH AND OPPORTUNITY PIC OF WORKSPACE

18 HEALTHY HEART – SPACE FOR CREATIVITY

19 GOOD HEART – STRONG AND CREATIVE BUSINESSES

20 ENGAGED VOICES – ACTIVE PARTICIPATION Stakeholder Work Group will be a good outreach tool

21 GOOD BRAIN – ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE Shared responsibility Partnerships Unique Feature: A wealth of local improvement organizations Approach: Employ collective impact model to achieve common goals


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