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3/18 Forum – Housing: Crisis, Challenge or Opportunity?

Seattle Great City Initiative
What it Takes
Forum Series
Housing: Crisis, Challenge or Opportunity?

Tuesday, March 18, 5:30 – 7:00

Seattle Public Library
Spring St. and 4th Avenue
1000 4th Avenue

With job and population growth, Seattle must produce sufficient and diversetypes of new housing units so that Seattle remains affordable for all, and so that we doour share to protect our regional landscape and reduce our carbon footprint.

Recently, we have seen many proposals to improve affordability, including incentive zoning, upzones, regulatory reform, and direct subsidies. We have assembled a local panel that includes advocates and experts to discuss and debate competing ideas, and take a close look at “what it takes” to create housing in Seattle that meets our aspirations to be a truly livable and sustainable city for all.

Panelists
City Council Member Sally Clark, Chair of the Planning, Land Use, andNeighborhoods Committee

Maria Barrientos, local property developer (projects include The Gilbert,The Bernard, The Leona, 705 Weller, The Ruby, The Pearl, The Chloe, ThePackard Building and 12th and Cherry Apartments)

Charlie Royer, former Seattle Mayor and Chair of the Middle Income Housing Alliance

Tony To, nonprofit developer and chair of the Seattle Planning Commission

Moderator Darryl Smith, Chair, Seattle Great City Initiative

Seattle Great City Initiative is bringing together environmentalists, community advocates and business leaders to advocate for Seattle as a great place to live and work, and a model of economic and environmental sustainability.

This is the third in the“What it Takes” series of forums. The next forum will dig deeper into transportation issues.

Pinehurst Playfield Shelterhouse Design Meeting – Postponed

From Lorna:

Hi Folks,

I am so sorry to inform you that we AGAIN have to cancel the community meeting for the Pinehurst Shelter House Design.

I know we had to cancel the February meeting and we are now cancelling the March meeting, but until we can gain control of this project again I won’t be scheduling any design meetings.

This project is very important to our community as it will update a dreadful building to be the home for the Pinehurst Community Council. You will enjoy meeting their year-round once it is complete and you will be very impressed. Please bear with us.

Jackson Park Walking Day

Today was a good day for a walk. These photos are from 10th Ave NE, just north of 125th. There is whole world hidden back here.

Thornton Creek Park #1

Pinehurst P-Patch

Kohary at 123rd and 10th NE

Some views of the Kohary development at 123rd and 10th NE
west view

east view

March 17th – Pinehurst Green Safeway – Early Design Guidance Public Meeting

Monday, March 17, 2008
6:30 PM

University Heights Center
5031 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Northeast Design Review Board
Project Number: 3008423 (see permit status)

This is the first of many public meetings regarding the new Safeway design. This meeting will be primarily in regard to siting on the lot (the footprint).

You can view the Safeway Early Design Guidance Packet here.

"Green" Safeway gets Green Light

http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/green_light_for_green_safeway

Thanks, Jonah.

April 5th – 15th Avenue Pinehurst Clean-up

Want to help make a difference in Pinehurst and meet some of your neighbors? Join us for a 15th Avenue Pinehurst Clean-up on Saturday, April 5th.

More details soon.

Thank you to Patrick, Lisa, Ryan, Heather & Holly for making this happen!

Sustainable Street Design for 115th with Sidewalk and Swales

Many people in Pinehurst have expressed an interest in seeing a sidewalk built on 115th between Roosevelt and 5th Ave NE. We recently learned that a design has been developed that integrates a sidewalk and natural drainage on 115th between Roosevelt and 5th Ave NE. Shauna Walgren from the Neighborhood Street Fund will be presenting more details on this project at the March 31st Pinehurst Planning and Development Group meeting (we are very fortunate that she is willing to join us).

The design includes swales similar to those in the Pinehurst Green Grid Drainage Project on the eastern side of Pinehurst. The swales offer drainage that more closely mimics the natural landscape prior to development than traditional piped systems. For photos and more information on some completed swales/natural drainage projects in Seattle, link here. Here are a few of the photos courtesy of Seattle Public Utilities.

Safeway Update – Next Steps

Here are the next steps in the Pinehurst Green Safeway redevelopment process:

1. Safeway Board must approve the project
2. Rezone must be approved by Seattle City Council
3. Safeway must go through Seattle DPD Design Review process

There will be many opportunities for public involvement during these steps and I will post updates to the blog as they are available.

3/7 CityClub Panel: Urban Development: Do We Recognize the Changing Face of Our Neighborhoods?

Unprecedented development is reshaping Seattle’s neighborhoods unlike any other time in the city’s recent history. From Ballard to Capitol Hill and South Lake Union, neighborhoods are adapting to a new, denser urban reality. What do these developments say about the future of Seattle and how we define vibrant, livable urban neighborhoods? How do we preserve a neighborhood’s character and charm while making room for new buildings that help accommodate undeniable growth? How can the public and private sectors work together to shape growth in a way that supports a diversity of housing and complements the existing community and environment?

Urban Development: Do We Recognize the Changing Face of Our Neighborhoods?

Friday, March 7, 2008
Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue Seattle

Registration: 11:30 a.m.
Lunch Served:12:00 – 12:15 p.m.
Program: 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
$35/CityClub Members; $40/Guests and co-presenting organizations; $45/ General Public
purchase tickets

Panelists to Date:
Jim Diers, Author, Neighbor Power
Ada Healey, Vice President of Real Estate, Vulcan Inc.
Leonard Garfield, Executive Director, Museum of History and Industry
Diane Sugimura, Director, Seattle Department of Planning & Development
Moderator: Jim Vesely, Editorial Page Editor, The Seattle Times

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