Friends of Waterfront Seattle will offer social outreach on the waterfront to extend shelter, medical care and other services, Foster said. They also worked to consciously link each part of the waterfront to the history of the adjacent neighborhood, consulting with associations like the Alliance for Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, the Preservation Board in Pioneer Square and residents and businesses. For example, historic Pioneer Square bricks will be resurrected in sidewalks along Alaskan Way, Foster said.
At least eight public art commissions are planned, including artists from local tribes, he said.
Working with the environment Many of the former building materials are being re-used in this new version of the waterfront, Foster said. Original Elliott Bay Seawall face panels will see new life as handrails along the new waterfront. Balustrades from the old seawall will reappear at major intersections where people will arrive at the waterfront.
— called Habitat Beach — was built at the foot of South Washington Street. The landscape design echoes a natural shoreline to encourage salmon habitat restoration and includes stormwater management. Habitat Beach is expected to open summer 2022 when the plantings have become established. While plantings will foster diversity, several areas and parks incorporate native plants. A rooftop park near the aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion, for instance, will interpret plants with high cultural significance, like salal.
In addition to incorporating salmonfriendly designs into the pier rebuilds and stormwater management into the hardscaping, a new sea wall and beach
The outreach we “ did is the backbone of the project
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local communities like Pioneer Square and the International District, and we’re very involved in trying to get homeless people services,” Foster said.
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