Seattle’s Evolving Approach
Current Neighborhood Planning
Current Neighborhood Planning
Seattle
A City of Neighborhoods
Current Neighborhood Planning
Mid-1970sNeighborhood Improvement Program
Current Neighborhood Planning
1996 - 1999
• Growth Management Act
• Vision 2020
• Countywide Planning Policies
• Toward a Sustainable Seattle
• Urban Centers & Villages
• Neighborhood Plans
Current Neighborhood Planning
Neighborhood Planning
Station Area Plans 1998-2000Light rail stations in SE Seattle
Current Neighborhood Planning
2008 - 2010
Current Neighborhood Planning
City Direction• City legislation on objectives and means.• Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee
Defining Objectives • Impacts & opportunities from new light rail (TOD & Gentrification)• Inclusivity
Public engagement• City facilitated • Public Outreach and Engagement Liaisons
Approval/adoption• Plans “recognized by resolution” and policies adopted
Implementation• Zoning legislation adopted
Neighborhood Plan Updates
Race & Social Justice Initiative
Public Outreach & Engagement Liaisons
RSJI & POELs
African American
Lao
Hispanic
Current Neighborhood Planning
2010 - Present
APA Atlanta
Community Development
City Direction• City budget legislation provides overall direction
Defining Objectives • Community Development• Health & Equity• Inclusive engagement
Public engagement• City facilitated • Public Outreach and Engagement Liaisons.
Approval/adoption• Plans “recognized by resolution” and policies adopted .
Implementation• Zoning legislation adopted• Grants
Current Neighborhood Planning
Community Development
S eattle
K ent
B e llevue
A uburn
K irkla nd
F ede ra l W a y
S a m m a m is h
B urien
S hore line
S eaTa c
T ukw ila
Is s a qua h
B o the ll
K enm ore
C o vington
D es M o ines
S noqua lm ie
W o o dinville
M ap le Va lley
B la ck D ia m o nd
E num cla w
M ercer Is land
N ew ca s tle
N o rth B end
D uva ll
P a cific
M ed ina
L a ke F ores t
P a rk
A lgo na
N o rm a ndy P a rk
R edm o nd
C a rna tion
M ilto n
R ento n
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Y ea rs be hind or ahea d a re fro m 2007 .D ata S o urces : Inte rnationa l life expe c tancies : Ins titute for H e a lth M etrics a nd E va lua tion , U nive rs ity o f W a sh ingto nL o ca l life e xpec ta ncy: W a sh ingto n S ta te D epartme nt o f H ea lth,C en ter for H ea lth S tatis tic s D ea th F ilesA na lys is and p re pa ration : A ss es s m ent, P o licy D e velo pm e nt & E va lua tion ,P ub lic H e a lth – S ea ttle & K ing C ounty, 10/2011
P repare d by: A ss es s me nt, P o licy D e ve lo pm e nt & E va lua tion
P ro v is io n a l: S u b jec t to R ev is io n
24 to 57
10 to 23
Ze ro to 9
1 to 1 4
15 to 30
31 to 42
Health & Equity
47%
2%7%
36%
8%If you use light rail, how do you most often travel to the station
nearest to where you live?
A.Walk/PedestrianB.BikeC.RideD.Drive your car and park nearby
Current Neighborhood Planning
2010 – Present
City Direction• Led by DPD, partners include SDOT, Office of Economic Development,
Office of Housing
Defining Objectives • Focus on how physical pieces fit together – new buildings, street
improvements, parks.
Public engagement• City facilitated working groups, iterative review with broader public
Approval/adoption• Not adopted by Council• Establish clear direction for subsequent projects: zoning, design guidelines,
streetscape plans...
Urban Design Frameworks
Current Neighborhood Planning
Urban Design Frameworks
Current Neighborhood Planning
Current planning processes
Current Neighborhood Planning
COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESSES Community Development Area Planning
Most often used in…
N’hoods that want to stimulate job creation and housing development – often with fewer engaged community groups at beginning
N’hoods already experiencing significant growth, wanting to channel or fine tune how change happens– often with very active community groups
Community engagement
DPD/DON collaboration, POELs
DPD, often aligned with SDOT/OED processes
Shared: Stakeholder working groups, broad public outreach
Typical deliverables… Vary, depending on needs and planning histories
Community action plans Urban Design Frameworks
Shared: Capacity building, Comp Plan amendments, zoning, streetscape concept plans, grants, neighborhood design guidelines
Examples 23rd Ave, Delridge, Rainier Beach
South Lake Union, U District, Ballard
Common ThemesCity Direction
• Evolving, but Core Values motivate City action• community • livability and environmental stewardship • social equity• economic opportunity and security
• Multi-disciplinary, interdepartmental approach
Public engagement• Inclusive engagement. See participation from both traditional
stakeholders as well as a much broader cross section• Work with communities to set long term vision as well as realistic,
obtainable results
Implementation• Opportunistic• Private sector roles• Increasingly, grants & capital projects
Current Neighborhood Planning
Susan McLainNora Liu
Dave LaClergueSeattle Department of Planning & Development
Thank You
Current Neighborhood Planning