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

GOOD BONES Setting Diverse neighbors Historic core Easy access

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

GOOD MUSCLES – ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS

GOOD LUNGS – ROOM TO GROW GRACEFULLY

GOOD CIRCULATION – PUBLIC REALM

Lots of opportunities One example: adaptable streets

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

GOOD LOOKS– HISTORIC CHARACTER Edmund Sylvester 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

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

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

GOOD LOOKS – ARCHITECTURAL VARIETY OUTSIDE CORE

GOOD LOOKS – ART AND WHIMSY

GOOD HEART – INCLUSIVENESS

GOOD HEART – ACTIVE SOCIAL AND HOUSING AGENCIES

YOUNG HEART – YOUTH AND OPPORTUNITY PIC OF WORKSPACE

HEALTHY HEART – SPACE FOR CREATIVITY

GOOD HEART – STRONG AND CREATIVE BUSINESSES

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

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