By james art 
Seattle – Two of the most branched in Seattle crime areas seem much brighter after the introduction of holiday lights, which now extend over whole blocks of the city.
At a celebration on Wednesday night, Mayor Bruce Harel was among the many MPs and leaders of the Community, who supported the introduction of these lights along the Third Avenue between Stuart and Virginia, as well as in the Inner region of Chinatown along South King Street.
The additions are part of the Spark Block lighting project included in Harrel’s executive order to stimulate investment in the city center by reducing crime, drug trafficking and treatment options in the city center corridor. As part of this plan for activation in the city center, several projects have been introduced to make the center of Seattle more conventional and more facilitated for residents, workers and visitors.
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The Seattle Ministry said it hoped that new lighting could lead to additional investments from nearby business and neighbors, including Olu Dixon, owner of a Coop store, directly under the lights.
“People will feel invited to come here. It will be great,” Dixon told Komo News. Dixon added that he hoped the additions would lead to more foot traffic on the Third Avenue, which gives a sudden “spark” to the owners of the small business who use his space.
“We want to be able to put money in our pocket,” Dixon said. “We want them to be at school and get a notice that someone has bought one of their products.”
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These “worse” times are coming because crime has been reduced along the third avenue, with the number of the city showing a 27% decrease in crime with violence in the last year, as well as a 14% decrease in emergency conversations.
The lights will be activated all year round and can change their color for celebrations in the neighborhood and city, including the Lunar New Year, the local sports games of nearby stadiums and the upcoming FIFA World Cup.