Katie Rose '05 forwarded the following. It's about time Seattle started learning from us!
MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release: July 5, 2006
Contact: Brad Kahn - 206-669-6422
Waterfronts for All
Learning from Bremerton and Tacoma
WHAT:
Seattle likes to think of itself as the vanguard: Coffee, philanthropy, microbrews, mixed-use development. Yet around Puget Sound, other communities have taken the lead in redeveloping marginal waterfronts into great public spaces. What can Seattle learn from Tacoma and Bremerton's efforts to convert their blighted waterfronts into vibrant public spaces?
WHO:
Cary Bozeman, Mayor of Bremerton
Su Dowie, Director of Planning and Operations, Foss Waterway Development Authority
Richard Conlin, Councilmember, City of Seattle
Hubert Locke, Former dean of the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs
John Rahaim, Director, Seattle Department of Planning and Development
Sally Bagshaw, Chair, Allied Arts Waterfront Committee
WHEN: Wednesday, July 12, 5-7:30pm
WHERE: Town Hall (8th and Seneca)
Mayor Bozeman and Su Dowie are available for media interviews on July 12.
BACKGROUND: Mayor Cary Bozeman was re-elected to a second four-year term starting January 1, 2006. As Mayor of Bremerton, he oversaw redevelopment of the city's waterfront. He has also served on the Bellevue City Council from 1976 to 1993 where he was elected to serve as Mayor for three terms.
Su Dowie has been with the Foss Waterway Development Authority since its inception in 1998. As Director of Planning & Operations she is responsible for key planning activities, including financial forecasting, use of public spaces, and land use, permitting and regulatory issues. Her passion is the successful redevelopment of Tacoma's waterfront.
