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Mayor Bruce Harrell, joined by Councilmember Mark Solomon, signed two pieces of legislation into law that will advance the Downtown Activation Plan goals of revitalizing downtown’s economy and creating more housing. The first piece of legislation will help fill vacant storefronts by expanding ground-floor uses for commercial spaces. This will broaden the pool of commercial tenants for street-level storefronts and help activate street environments. The second piece of legislation will extend building permits for another two years to help stimulate housing development. This legislation ensures the feasibility of projects and will prevent the potential loss of 29,000 planned units of housing, including affordable housing units and housing projects planned for downtown Seattle.

Speakers and attendees include:
Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle
Mark Solomon, Seattle City Councilmember, District 2
Sung Yang, Chair & Board of Directors, Downtown Seattle Association
Alex Aigner, Executive Vice President, Lincoln Property Company
Chris Persons, Chief Executive Officer, Community Roots Housing