Lid I-5 Beer & Culture Event #2 Building Partnerships-April 17th
PLEASE NOTE: This Lid I-5 Beer & Culture, Building Partnerships, event was rescheduled from February 5th to April 17th, 5-7:30 PM, Wing Luke Museum
Join us for the upcoming Lid I-5 Beer & Culture event on Building Partnerships which will be a panel discussion presented by Lid I-5 and co-sponsored by Allied Arts of Seattle and Seattle Parks Foundation. The event will be focused on how to collectively set project goals, build excitement and partnerships in the community, and discuss how the lid fits within Seattle’s urban context.
The LID I-5 Building Partnerships event will be held at the Wing Luke Museum in the heart of Seattle's Chinatown-International District, the neighborhood most impacted by I-5 in the Lid I-5 project area. Focus questions include:
What partnerships are needed to ensure the success of lidding I-5 and how do we engage with those communities?
How do we build community-led project leadership and create a compelling urban design vision the community will champion?
How can the connections provided by the lid sustain these partnerships once the project is completed?
Panelists:
Patrick Gordon, AIA Principal, ZGF Architects (Moderator)
With over 50 years of professional practice, Patrick’s passion for design excellence, his ability to collaborate, and commitment to working within the community in the exploration of exceptional results have made significant contributions to the practice of architecture and urban design in Seattle. His leadership is exhibited in the breadth and scope of the projects for which he has been responsible, in the complex project teams he has led, and in the longstanding relationships he has developed and nurtured. Patrick is a Board Member and Past Chair of Downtown Seattle Association; is a founding member of Friends of Waterfront Seattle; is a past member of the City of Seattle’s Central Waterfront Committee and Co-Chair of its Design Committee; and a long-standing Board Member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Board of Ambassadors, contributing to key initiatives that enhance the city's built environment.
Marcus Courtney, Strategist, Of Counsel, Pyramid Communications
Marcus is a public-affairs consultant and brings over 15 years of experience in advocacy and politics. He assists clients on engagement strategies, the legislative process, elections and issue-positioning in the public arena. He is also a strategist of Counsel with Pyramid Communications. A recognized expert on tech and labor, he co-founded the nation’s first union dedicated to representing high-technology workers and spent five years overseas directing negotiations and political efforts on behalf of national unions on four continents. He has testified before the U.S. Congress. Marcus has been widely quoted in the media by the New York Times, NPR, The Seattle Times, network TV and in foreign publications. His opinion pieces on the future of work have been published in The Seattle Times, Crosscut and the Korean Labor Institute. He recently served on the Innovation and Jobs Policy Committee for the Biden presidential campaign.
Marshall Foster, Director of Seattle Center
Seattle’s 74-acre cultural campus and home to more than 30 arts and cultural organizations and destinations, including the Seattle Space Needle, the Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pacific Science Center and Climate Pledge Arena. As Director Marshall oversees campus operations, programming and planning, including a $58M annual budget and 230 staff. Prior to joining Seattle Center in January 2023, Marshall served as Director of the Seattle’s Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects (OWCP) for 9 years. OWCP leads the “Waterfront Seattle” program, which is creating 20 acres of new parks and public spaces on Seattle’s Central Waterfront with the removal of the elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct. Prior to the waterfront, Marshall served as the Seattle’s Planning Director from 2010-2014. He holds a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.
An Huynh, Director of Community Development, SCIDpda
An Huynh has over 9 years of experience conducting community-based work in the Chinatown International District (CID). She is currently the Director of Community Development at the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation & Development Authority (SCIDpda) where she oversees SCIDpda’s community and economic development programs. An immigrated to Seattle with her family when she was 5 years old from her birthplace, Sài Gòn, Vietnam.
Details:
Date/Time: April 17, 5-6p Social | 6-7p Panel | 7-7:30p Q&A
Location: Wing Luke Museum | 719 S King St, Seattle
Free & open to the public | No host bar and snacks
The panel discussions will be video-recorded and made available to all.
Background
Lid I-5 is a volunteer group seeking to cover I-5 in Seattle from Thomas Street to Main Street, reconnecting people with streets, parks, and buildings. The project was recently awarded a $2.2 million planning grant and your input is needed as we begin to work out how to best utilize this funding. For more background, review the narrative of the grant application here and the Technical Feasibility Report (completed in 2020 by Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development) here.
Seattle Parks Foundation is uniquely positioned to support neighborhood-based efforts by bridging community to government agencies and providing fiscal services to grassroots groups. We lead the region in parks and public space partnerships and projects, and have a proven track record of success.