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Page 1: Urban Design Advisory Group Introduction & Overvie · 2017-04-21 · 2007 Neighborhood-Specific Design Guidelines » balance scale of commercial and residential » increase safety

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Lake City & the North Neighborhoods

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Components

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People & Groups (tentative)

Leadership  Group  Steering  Commi�ee  

Health  and  Human  Services  

Economic  Development  &  Urban  Design  

Parks  &  Programming  

Safe  Walkable  Streets  &  

Transporta�on  

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Roles (tentative)

 Leadership Group

 Steering Committee

 Co-Chairs

 Facilitator

 Working Groups

  Safe, Walkable Streets; Efficient Transportation

  Parks and Programming   Health and Human

Services   Economic

Development and Urban Design

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Urban Design Framework.  Framework guiding

future development

  Strong Partnerships

  Policy Changes   Comp Plan Updates

  Zoning

  Design Concepts

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Ground Rules

 Everyone’s voice

  Take Turns

  Listen & Respect

  Keep things moving   Positive Solutions

 Facilitation

  Be on Time   Catch up quietly

  Respect the process

  Professionalism

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Responsibilities

 Attend Meetings

 Positive Communication

 Assist in Outreach & Implementation

 Play Appropriate Role

 Leverage Resources

 Participate

 Advocate

 Bring Knowledge

 Collaboration

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Participating Agencies

  City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development

  City of Seattle Department of Transportation

  City of Seattle Office of Economic Development

  Lake City Neighborhood Alliance

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Agenda

  Welcome........................................................ 5:30 - 5:35

  Project Principles............................................ 5:35 - 6:00

  Past Plans........................................................ 6:00 - 6:30

  Project Principles............................................ 6:30 - 7:30

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LAKE CITYurban design

Review of Previous Plans March 2014

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1992 Urban Village Visualization Workshop

POSITIVE » natural features: Thornton Creek

» rural character » transit connections

NEGATIVE » lack of pedestrian infrastructure

» auto-oriented » poor transitions between commercial & residential uses

“Making the pieces add up: continuing to find ways to hook places and development together.”

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1999 North District Neighborhood Plan

» LCW is a nice boulevard but divides east from west

» build out and around the civic core » strengthen the business district » support community organizations & respect their input

» improve public safety » enhance natural systems & create more parks

» encourage a balanced mix of housing » improve access to human services » strengthen design review

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2001 Civic Center Master Plan

Studied 11 alternatives to implement neighborhood plan goals: » library expansion » neighborhood service center relocation » Albert Davis Park » parking garage » “town square” plaza

Library and park opened in 2005

community center

existing library

expansion

AlbertDavisParkt

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2007 Neighborhood-Specific Design Guidelines

» balance scale of commercial and residential

» increase safety » make the area attractive » create a convenient, pedestrian-friendly business district

» accessible by all modes, for all abilities » connect to open space » increase sense of community

“Create a unique, place-making image for the designated Hub Urban Village resulting in a scale and ambiance that people like, feel comfortable in, and want to return to.”

I n t ro d u c t i o n v i i

N o r t h D i s t r i c t / L a ke C i t y D e s i g n G u i d e l i n e sN o r t h D i s t r i c t / L a ke C i t y D e s i g n G u i d e l i n e s

The North District/Lake City design guidelines apply to development that is subject to design review as set forth at SMC 23.41.004 if it is located within the area along Lake City Way roughly between Northeast 110th and Northeast 130th Streets, and 25th Avenue and 36th Avenue Northeast.

I n t ro d u c t i o n v i i

N o r t h D i s t r i c t / L a ke C i t y D e s i g n G u i d e l i n e sN o r t h D i s t r i c t / L a ke C i t y D e s i g n G u i d e l i n e s

The North District/Lake City design guidelines apply to development that is subject to design review as set forth at SMC 23.41.004 if it is located within the area along Lake City Way roughly between Northeast 110th and Northeast 130th Streets, and 25th Avenue and 36th Avenue Northeast.

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2009 Status Check

» need pedestrian & bike infrastructure » safety is a concern – crime & graffiti has increased

» strengthen design review » strengthen the business district » build more green infrastructure – parks, trails, trees

» improve transit service, including light rail

“Community spirit is alive and needs to growth with additional civic-sponsored community events.”

Status CheckTranscript of Lake City Questionnaire Responses

The Plan for the Neighborhoods of the Lake City Community was adopted in 1999 and includes the Lake City Hub Urban Village. The map shows the neighborhood plan and urban village boundaries.

In 2009, the City began preparing Status Reports for 24 neighborhood plans. This document contains the responses to an on-line questionnaire that asked the questions listed below. The chart shows the number of people who responded.

lived here owned abusiness

regularlyvisited

worked attendedschool

40

0

10

30

20

less than 5 years 5 to 10 years more than 10 years

100 responses

Question 1: How has your neighborhood changed in the last decade since the plan was adopted (or since you’ve been there)?

Question 2: What changes or aspects of your neighborhood are you... most pleased about? most dissatisfied about?

Question 3: Please describe how well your Neighborhood Plan vision and key strategies are being achieved. Are they still the priorities?

Question 4: The Status Reports should focus more on...they should focus less on... Are there important gaps in the Status Reports?

Neighborhood Plan Boundary

Urban Village

PLEASE NOTE: statistical sampling was not used for the on-line questionnaire; responses do not necessarily represent the community as a whole.

Status Check

Seattle Citizens Assess Their Communities and Neighborhood Plans

Summary of the Lake City Neighborhood Discussion

Prepared by Seattle Planning Commission

October 2009

Status Check

prepared bySeattle Planning CommissionOctober 2009

The Seattle Planning Commission’s executive summary from the summer 2009 neighborhood discussions and online meeting.

What is included in this report?This document summarizes feedback from 24 of Seattle’s neighborhoods that was gathered from June through August 2009 as part of the City’s process to ‘check in’ on the perceived usefulness and status of the individual Neighborhood Plans. Feedback was gathered in two ways: (1) at a series of open house meetings that included group discussions for each neighborhood and (2) a virtual meeting that included a questionnaire.

The neighborhood discussion groups and the online questionnaire asked the same four questions:

Most of the neighborhood plans were adopted about 10 years 1.ago and are in their mid-life. How has your neighborhood changed in the last decade since the plan was adopted, (or since you’ve been there)?What changes or aspects of your neighborhood are you most 2.pleased about? What are you most dissatisfied about?How well are your Neighborhood Plan vision and key 3.strategies being achieved? Are they still the priority?The City is completing neighborhood plan status reports 4.focusing on demographics, development patterns, housing affordability, public amenities and transportation networks. What should there be more focus on (or less focus on) as the neighborhood status reports are completed in the coming months? Are there any important gaps in the draft status reports?

Why these 24 neighborhoods?There are a total of 38 Neighborhood Plans that were created as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan to manage growth. Plans were created for neighborhoods where more growth was expected to occur and identified key goals and policies that would help guide development as new residents and businesses move into the area.

In 2008, City Council passed an ordinance (#122799) that established a process through which the City would ‘check in’ on these 24 plans that have not been part of other recent planning processes. The ordinance identifies three neighborhoods that are currently receiving neighborhood plan updates related to recently opened light rail stations at the North Beacon Hill, North Rainier and Othello neighborhoods.

Seattle Planning Commission 2009 - 2010

AcknowledgementsThe 24 summaries were prepared by the individual members of the Seattle Planning Commission who co-facilitated the neighborhood discussions.

Josh Brower, ChairLeslie Miller, Vice-ChairLinda Amato Catherine BenottoDavid CutlerJerry FinrowChris FioriColie Hough-Beck Mark S. JohnsonMartin H. KaplanKay KnaptonAmalia LeightonKevin McDonald Christopher PersonsMatt RoeweMichelle Zeidman

Other Acknowledgements Cover Layout & Graphic Design by Liz Martini, Department of Planning and Development

Special Thanks All of the people who generously participated in the meetings giving your time and energy to provide us with your thoughts and perspective.

Members of the Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee •(NPAC) who partnered with us to plan, co-host and co-facilitate the neighborhood discussions. Councilmember Sally Clark and her staff.•City staffwho provided materials, analysis, boards,•logistical support and the funding for the meetings including: Diane Sugimura, Stella Chao, Alan Justad, Ray Gastil, Lyle Bicknell, David Goldberg, Vanessa Murdock, Sebhat Tenna, Kerry Wade, Thomas Whittemore, MyTam Nguyen, Moon Callison, and Tyson Lin.And of course, our Seattle Planning Commission •staff – Barbara Wilson, Director; Diana Canzoneri,Demographer and Senior Planning Analyst; Katie Sheehy,Planning Analyst & Urban Planner; Robin Magonegil,Administrative Assistant; Michael Pickford, CommissionIntern – for all that they do to ensure the Commissionprovides value-added, high quality work to the City from our independent and objective perspective.

Seattle Citizens

Assess Their Communities

& Neighborhood Plans

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2012-2013 UW projects & Pierre Properties Visioning

» create distinct districts » expand and link open spaces » improve circulation » increase pedestrian safety & access » incorporate more housing and jobs in taller buildings

» rezone to encourage less auto-focused uses

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Several key elements for the Pierre properties emerged through the planning process. These elements provide the framework for design recommendations for the Properties as well as the rest of the corridor, and work to address the concerns and incorporate the ideas of the Lake City Community.

Create Distinct Districts

Distinguishing districts in the study area will break up the linearity of the corridor by creating a series of distinct and connected places. Each district responds to and builds upon the context of the surrounding urban environment and contributes a particular identity and purpose to the Lake City community. The intent of a particular district guides decisions and design of land use, open space, street character, and density levels. Residents helped to identify and confirm the character of the following districts:

Lake City Civic Core

The commercial and civic center

South Town

Characterized by a blend of small local businesses and residential that offers unique opportunities

Thornton Creek Crossing

An environmentally-focused village and community hub for recreation and education

Gateway District

A mixed-use, business & innovation district that signals the entrance to the Lake City community

Proposed Districts in Lake City

RECOMMENDATIONS

Key Planning Strategies

NE 125th St

Lake

City

Way

30th

Ave

NE

NE 115th St

N

Civic Core

South Town

ThorntonCreek Crossing

GatewayDistrict“strengthen and expand the

opportunities for public life, with a special focus on youth”