By Matt Dowell

Businesses and property owners have continued to call for more to be done to address street disorder and public safety concerns around Pike/Pine — especially as the area is prepared for the opening of a county Crisis Care Center in 2027. But an effort for owners to organize themselves to pay for safety and cleanup resources remains on the drawing board.

The push to form Pike/Pine property owners into a new Business Improvement Area will continue into 2026.

In February, CHS reported that the Seattle Office of Economic Development advocated for a new BIA which would add a special assessment for property owners along Pike and Pine. The fee could directly fund cleanup and safety initiatives within the BIA alongside other business district revitalization and management efforts. Similar organizations fund efforts along Broadway and on 15th Ave E.

Per BIA rules, a coalition of roughly 60% of the property owners within the proposed zone would need to sign on.

Along Pike and Pine, that hasn’t happened yet. Continue reading →