Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell took to the streets of downtown Seattle for a news conference to formally announce his Downtown Activation Plan.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell held a press conference in downtown Seattle to formally announce his Downtown Activation Plan.
To do that, the mayor has brought together city leaders, businesses and community leaders to work with his Downtown Activation Team . Their goals are to curb crime, reduce drug trafficking and use in public spaces and provide drug offenders and users with a way out of that life. Compassion, the mayor said is at the center of it all.
“Since September, we’ve seen drug observations and activities in dealing and using in this area cut in half,” Downtown Seattle Association President Jon Scholes said. “We’ve seen a reduction in violent crime. We’ve seen fewer people suffering on our streets.”There is now decorative lighting along 3rd Avenue where crime and drug use have long been a problem. The lights are designed to deter crime and make the area safer and more inviting.
The mayor added the Downtown Activation Plan and DAT are being expanded to include the Chinatown-International-District and Little Saigon. Just last week, five people were randomly stabbed in the CID and crime and rampant drug use have long been a problem for business owners and residents.“I think many of you know, I grew up with family right there, my entire life in the Chinatown-International District,” he said. “It’s very personal to me having played there as a kid.
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