The theme was resurgence at the Downtown Seattle Association’s annual State of Downtown event yesterday. With two years of pandemic suffering and emergency public health measures seemingly behind us, Seattle’s economic leaders predicted Downtown would come roaring back. The annual economic report from the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) backed that assertion up with statistics, as did keynote speaker Richard Florida, author of the Rise of the Creative Class, with economic theory and meditations from a national perspective.
“Provided they’re strategic about it, dynamic cities bounce back, even after historic setbacks, and it’s clear to me that the future of downtown Seattle is bright,” Florida said.
