Initial community outreach for the Memorial Stadium project led by the Seattle Center Foundation began in 2021 including engagement with student and cultural groups, Seattle Center staff and resident organizations, and dozens of community-based organizations generating widespread interest.
Community dialogue expanded in spring 2024 with students, tribal representatives, and veterans - as well as open house events for the public to learn and ask questions about the vision, design progress, planning, and timeline for this transformational project in the heart of Seattle. Open house and community engagement events include (to be updated as presentations occur):
- Community Open House (April 2024)
- VFW/Ballard (May 2024)
- Seattle Center Advisory Commission (May 2024)
- Community Coordination Committee (May 2024)
- Center School Students & Staff (June 2024)
- SPS High School Graduations (June 2024)
- Queen Anne Community Council (July 2024)
- Snoqualmie Tribe (August 2024)
- Stillaguamish Tribe (August 2024)
- Suquamish Tribe (August 2024)
- Tulalip Tribe (August 2024)
- Metro League Sportsmanship Summit (September 2024)
- Uptown Alliance (October 2024)
- Community Open House (October 2024)
- SPS Performing Arts Education Leaders (December 2024)
In addition, a Stadium Design Advisory Team (SDAT) – consisting of students, Seattle Public Schools teachers and staff, City of Seattle staff, Seattle Center resident organizations, and additional community stakeholder groups, including representatives from the Muckleshoot Tribe, providing diverse perspectives – met for three workshops during summer 2024 to provide input on the vision and goals for Memorial Stadium and to evaluate design options.
Open House Gallery
This thoughtful, inclusive process will continue with the design review, aligning the City’s One Seattle focus – to make the city more equitable, livable, sustainable, and resilient for today’s communities and future residents – and with SPS’s policy for educational and racial equity.
Visit this site for information about additional community open house events as they are announced.
To request a presentation to your group, please contact Morgan Littlefield (mlittlefield@climatepledgearena.com)
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