Have you heard about the 10^th Avenue Hill Climb project? This is a project that will help better connect Yesler Terrace and Little Saigon communities with a pedestrian pathway on 10^th Avenue S, from S Main Street to S Jackson Street.

This design charrette part 2 on Saturday May 12 from 10am-12pm, will focus in on the previous ideas from the community of possible hill climb designs. Come give feedback about what you would like to see in this pathway and how you would use this space. Your input will help the design team create a pathway that meets the needs of Yesler Terrace and Little Saigon communities.

With over more than 800 votes and 20 design concepts submitted for a new informational kiosk for the Little Saigon neighborhood, four finalists were selected and one winning design has been chosen. Congratulations to Tran Sinh Duyen & Linda Letran for their “Mother Vietnam” kiosk design. In the following months, Mr. Tran will be working closely with the advisory committee to adjust the selected concept to best fit the project budget, city guidelines, and community needs. Construction is estimated to begin sometime towards the end of this year. Friends of Little Saigon will continue to update the community on the progress of the kiosk design and fabrication. Thank you for voting and supporting this project!

The Seattle Housing Authority’s proposal to rezone Yesler Terrace was released last month and the community had until March 19, 2012 to give comments. FLS and other community members have sent in comments and potential strategies to DPD to address the concerns around the rezoning. Click here to find out more!

Four local designers have been selected as semi-finalists in the design competition to create a new informational kiosk for the Little Saigon neighborhood. These designers were selected from a competitive pool of applicants, and had the challenging task of proposing a structure that would celebrate the uniqueness of the Little Saigon community. Congratulations to Dawn-Thanh Nguyen, Dong Nguyen Dinh, Sam Scarmardo, and Trần Sinh Duyên & Linda Letran for their proposed concepts  – and to all the applicants for their  incredibly creative submissions!

Community members are now invited to participate in the selection of one kiosk design that best represents the Little Saigon neighborhood. Interested parties may vote in person or on-line. Here is how it works:

1. One person, one vote (contact information required)
2. Vote online: visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LSSign and vote instantly
3. Vote in-person: visit the 2 locations below to make a selection
   1. Helping Link (1032 South Jackson Street  Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 568-5160)
   2. IDEA Space (409 Maynard Ave S. Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 838-8715)
4. Community will have until  11pm on March 31^st to vote!

One last reminder that the Little Saigon RFPs are due by today no later than 5pm. We are excited to see the inspiration for the designs and wish all of the applicants best of luck! The first round of designs will be chosen and notified by the end of next week so please keep an eye out. The community will also get a chance to pick your favorite kiosk/sign design that best represents the Little Saigon/Vietnamese community in Seattle!

Have you heard about the 10^th Avenue Hill Climb project? This is a project that will help better connect Yesler Terrace and Little Saigon communities with a pedestrian pathway on 10^th Avenue S, from S Main Street to S Jackson Street.

Come share your ideas about what you would like to see in this pathway and how you would use this space. Your input will help the design team create a pathway that meets the needs of Yesler Terrace and Little Saigon communities.

Friends of Little Saigon would like to wish you a year filled with good health, happiness, and prosperity! In Vietnam, new years is called Tet. To learn more about Vietnamese new year, Tet In Seattle is a great place to learn about the cultures & traditions.

Hello Friends,

Did you miss out on submitting your concepts for the Little Saigon Sign Competition? Well here’s your chance! The advisory committee for this project felt that there were an inadequate number of viable submissions due to the RFP taking place during the holiday season. In the interest of having a broader outreach to the community for this competition, the deadline for submission has now been extended to February 23, 2012 before 5pm. The application and prizes remain the same but the process will change a little bit due to the change in timeline. More information and updates will be provided soon. But if you are interested in applying, this is your chance!

We wish you all good luck!

Click here for application details and guidelines.

Request for Proposal – A competition to design a sign in Little Saigon                     DEADLINE: DEC. 30, 2011

The Friends of Little Saigon and Inter*Im Community Development Association (ICDA) are seeking, artists, architects designers or group of designers to submit applications for the opportunity to design a sign in the Little Saigon community. This sign will represent the experiences of the Vietnamese-American and ‘Little Saigon’ community.

For application and details click here!