Seattle ARCH (Activists Remembered, Celebrated and Honored), founded in 2013, is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Seattle’s Freeway Revolt. This diverse, far-reaching citizen movement of the 1960s and 70s was instrumental in halting two major freeways and significantly downsizing a third, saving parks, shorelines and thousands of homes and businesses. Seattle’s anti-freeway movement significantly shaped the future landscape of the city, exemplifying the power of ordinary citizens to change public policy and dramatically shape the environment in which they live.
Seattle ARCH works to make this history accessible to current and future generations through community outreach and education; historical research and documentation; historic preservation; fundraising; media relations; and communication with elected officials and key stakeholders.
