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Causes: Neighborhood & Block Associations
Mission: To enhance transportation, safety, and cleanliness for the benefit of property owners, tenants, businesses, patrons and employees of the sodo area of seattle.
Programs: Safe sodo: contracted with private security to provide roving security patrols monday through saturday to ensure safety in the sodo business district. Contracted with the seattle police department to provide off duty patrols to address chronic crime and nuisance issues in sodo.
clean sodo: contracted for services to maintain a clean environment for sodo employees. In 2017 services incuded a contract for bi-weekly street sweeping and a contract to conduct quarterly sidewalk cleanings, including illegal dumping removal. Additionally, we provided dumpsters and porta-potties for all seahawks home games for the benefit of visiting sports fans and neighboring businesses. We also supported graffiti prevention through funding for public art along the sodo track.
advocate: increase communication and interaction within sodo so that the bia most effectively represents the interests and executes the priorities of sodo bia business and property owners. Leverage influence and investments to improve the conditions of the district for commerce to thrive in sodo.