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Founded in 1975 as a City-chartered community development agency, the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDPDA) has played an important role in revitalizing the Seattle Chinatown International District. Our mission is to "preserve, promote, and develop the Seattle Chinatown International District as a vibrant community and unique ethnic neighborhood."
SCIDPDA fosters neighborhood renewal by bringing new projects to the neighborhood that increase the economic viability and quality of life within the Chinatown International District. SCIDPDA encourages new projects that fit the existing historical and cultural characteristics of the multi-ethnic neighborhood.
SCIDPDA works collaboratively with a wide variety of partners from community members to government agencies to neighborhood social service organizations to provide solutions to neighborhood-wide issues. Together, the partners work to improve public safety, affordable housing, transportation, marketing, business development, and parking in the community.
The SCIDpda 2008 Annual Report is available for download here.