Promote Neighborhood Character: A Case Study Of Pike/Pine Neighborhood

Abstract

Neighborhood character means “a set of qualities that make a place or thing different from other places or things”. The Pike/Pine Neighborhood has its unique neighborhood character, which embodies the transformation of Seattle’s original “auto row”. Nowadays, there are both threats and opportunities in front of Pike/Pine neighborhood character. To explore how to promote neighborhood character under this circumstance, this thesis studies the Pike/Pine Neighborhood from two aspects: 1) measuring distributions of neighborhood character with quantitative method and 2) assessing conditions of neighborhood character with qualitative method. Then, based on findings, this thesis proposes several suggestions on how to promote the Pike/Pine Neighborhood character in the future.