THE VISION
THE SEATTLE STRAND PLAN
The Seattle Strand plan conceptualizes the whole site at once, but in functional layers. This leads to a plan where specific systems of the site function according to their own logic: the ground surfaces, the movement systems, the destinations, the events. The reshaped land becomes the unifying surface: roads, paths, buildings, and social spaces are coordinated across it.
The Seattle Strand proposes:
- New event spaces
- New parks
- New recreation paths
- New beaches
- New destinations along our downtown waterfront
It links the waterfront back into the city with a better surface street and improved east/west connections, a new trolley circuit to South Lake Union and the International District, and a Mosquito Fleet of pedestrian ferries. It identifies sites for new development for mixed income housing, a grocery store, a downtown school, and retail/commercial spaces. It proposes dense industrial development at Smith Cove, built with simple low-tech green development technologies, and integrated with a new shore. It proposes a new cruise ship terminal, with an amphitheatre, park, marina, and a new neighborhood to connect Pioneer Square to the Bay.