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

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