Capitol Hill Community Safety Roundtable
Tuesday, March 18 from 4:00–5:30 PM at Seattle Central College Broadway Edison (BE) Building, Room 1110/1111 1701 Broadway
This will be an in-person roundtable and brainstorming workshop designed to bring community voices into the conversation. We’ll break into small groups to talk through some of the key safety challenges facing Capitol Hill and share ideas for practical, neighborhood-based solutions.Topics will include:
- Traffic Safety
- Police Capacity
- Community Capacity
- Property Crime
- Drugs & Alcohol
After small group discussions, we’ll come back together to share key takeaways and identify ideas that can help inform future community conversations and partnerships.
The session continues the efforts of the GSBA chamber of commerce to organize the neighborhood business community’s response to public safety concerns and issues.
CHS reported here on the organization’s city funded hire last year of a Capitol Hill Neighborhood Safety Coordinator to manage the effort.
Coordinator Jen Carl says they are hoping for “as many diverse voices in the room as possible” for the March 18th meeting.
“This gathering is focused on community members, business owners, nonprofit partners, and anyone who cares about Capitol Hill’s safety and well-being,” Carl writes. “Please forward this email to colleagues, neighbors, community groups or anyone I missed who may want to join the conversation and feel free to share this flyer on socials.
The meeting will come four months after Carl and the GSBA gathered city officials and neighborhood business representatives in November for its annual Capitol Hill public safety forum.
The GSBA has also been leading conversations about creating a new Pike/Pine Business Improvement Area which would add a special assessment for property owners along Pike and Pine to fund cleanup and safety initiatives.
Public safety issues for the area have continued to be focused on concerns around gun violence stemming from a deadly end to 2025, street disorder and drug use, and transportation and pedestrian safety in the wake of last month’s deadly collision at Pine and Bellevue. There has also been interest in the neighborhood for the city’s new CARE Department to grow in its responses to 911 crisis calls.
Meanwhile, day to day public safety issues continue including troubles with burglaries and break-ins though new resources through the city’s “Storefront Fund” have helped stem some of the costs from busted glass and doors.
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