Our coalition is large and diverse

The Dearborn Street Coalition for Livable Neighborhoods (DSCLN) is growing and currently comprised of over 40 organizations, including neighborhood groups in the International and Central Districts and north Rainer Valley, and business, labor, housing, transit, social justice and sustainability interest groups that share concerns about the nature of the current proposal for the Goodwill site. See who is in our Coalition.

We are pro development

We do not oppose redevelopment of this site! We simply request that it be done in a manner that is respectful of the nearby small business districts, and surrounding residential neighborhoods.

We are the residents, property owners, business owners in the immediate area, and we want to see the site developed. We want Goodwill to stay at the site with improved facilities and greater capacity to pursue its mission. We want our neighborhoods to grow and thrive. But we firmly believe that the current proposal is not an appropriate way to get there.

We share an interest in creating a livable city with living-wage jobs, affordable housing for working families, a stable home for the International District’s small family-owned businesses, and a vibrant and diverse culture. Above all, we seek development that elevates, rather than destroys, our neighborhoods and Seattle’s strong sense of community.

What brought us together?

For the last several years the developer has pressed on with a project that we know is not in the community’s interest. Individual organization’s felt that they were not being heard, so the Coalition was formed in August 2006 with four member organizations. We created a ‘Vision Statement’ that simply described what the community felt was important for the site and the project. We used the Vision to outreach to others in the community, and by December 2006 we had 17 member organizations when we first went to the City Council to express our concerns about the project. We continue to grow as more people find out about this proposal and its implications for the International and Central Districts and the City as a whole.

We are having a positive impact on the project

Affordable housing and mitigations for nearby small businesses. We have had some success at pushing the developer to improve the project and to mitigate for its negative impacts. And we thank those who have helped us in this effort. But there is much more to be done and we will continue to press for improvements to the project.

Look who supports us:

Senator Adam Kline
King County Councilmember Larry Gossett
Jim Diers
Seattle Community Council Federation
Neighbors and businesses