Each Key Strategy consists of activities for a single complex project or theme that the neighborhood considers critical to achieving its vision for the future. While the Key Strategies are high priorities for the neighborhood, they are also part of a twenty-year plan, so the specific activities within each Key Strategy may be implemented over the span of many years.
NE corridor is a kind of keystone, important in tying other activities together.
Over the past decades, the Ave has experienced decreasing retail sales and a lack of property and business investment. However, during the past few years, local merchants have formed a Business Improvement Association for increased cleaning and security, and the University Saturday Market attracts visitors from throughout the region. These and other efforts have had a positive impact. New, high-quality businesses have opened, and retail sales have risen. Looking to the future, new Sound Transit stations planned under 15th Ave.