Reconnecting Seattle’s Most Historic Neighborhoods

Seattle’s iconic transportation landmarks, Union Station (1910) and King Street Station (1906) define a still-active transportation hub at the south end of downtown Seattle. Despite being the largest entry into the city of Seattle, the public realm is confusing, challenging to pedestrians, and downright ugly. This project is an effort to reclaim this area with the leadership of the Alliance for Pioneer Square, SCIDpda and Historic South Downtown. The project created a robust community-based planning and outreach project to envision a Jackson Hub that would welcome neighbors and visitors to Seattle.

The Jackson Hub concept design focuses on improvements that can be made to this important public space within the next five years. The project also looks forward to several visionary ideas the community embraced, to plant the seeds for future planning efforts. The project is a vision of Jackson Hub as a welcoming destination with the city, county, and regional transit agencies, creating an entry to Seattle that we can all enjoy.

Collaborators: DCI Engineers, Toole Design, ARC Cost Group, & BRH Surveyors // Client: Historic South Downtown, Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority, and the Alliance for Pioneer Square