On large sheets of paper, people wrote their concerns and suggestions about public safety in Pioneer Square. The sheets were then taped to the wall of an art gallery across the street from Occidental Park.
Too much crime and too few police officers were common themes.
“All day I see illegal activities,” Kate Vrijmoet, a painter who has a studio in Pioneer Square, told Real Change. “On a regular basis, I can’t go through my door because there are people smoking crack.” ...