Back in February, CHS asked What would you do with 3 acres of open asphalt on Broadway?
We’d like to include an addendum to that inquiry. What would you with with 3 acres of open asphalt AND an event to mark the start of Sound Transit’s light rail tunneling on Capitol Hill?
Sound Transit is working out details for a late summer/early fall event at the location of the light rail station construction. Working with the Chamber of Commerce’s marketing committee, I’m pulling together some ideas for a community event that Sound Transit will support. I’m kind of partial to a true Capitol Hill block party with free music and something like a big wheel track to take advantage of the pavement but am curious to see what you’d like to be part of. Think an event that’s simple, fun for everybody and representative of Capitol Hill. Also, should be asphalt appropriate. Unless we bring some sand in, that is.
If this question had been posted to the SLOG, I know exactly what sort of suggestions would have been made. Kind of sad that not even one commenter has so far taken the tunneling metaphor too far. I mean, you’ve got the word “asphalt” here and everything. =(