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Ahead of $100 million Investment in 2021 Budget for BIPOC Communities, Mayor Durkan Transmits Legislation to Transfer Fire Station 6 and Central Area Senior Center to Community

September 23, 2020

Displacement risk monitoring data will guide future community wealth building efforts Mayor Jenny A. Durkan transmitted legislation to the Seattle City Council to establish a 99-year lease with Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT) for Fire Station 6 and to permanently transfer the Central Area Senior Center (CASC) to community ownership. Earlier this week, the City Council approved the transfer of ownership of the former Fire Station 23 to Byrd Barr Place, a… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Unveils Pre-Approved Plans for Backyard Cottages Which Lowers Fees and Permitting Time

September 15, 2020

City launches ADUniverse website features step-by-step instructions for homeowners, accessible in dozens of languages Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today, the launch of a new website called ADUniverse that features backyard cottage designs that have been granted pre-approved City permits. The website includes a step-by-step guide to adding an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a property and new data about the implementation of this increasingly popular housing option. After signing into law the… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle’s Plan to Build Back Better During COVID-19 Recovery

September 10, 2020

Updates to the Comprehensive Plan will promote transit access, job creation, walkable neighborhoods, and address impacts of systemic racism. Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) recently outlined priorities for potential future changes to the City’s foundational city plan, the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan, that will be studied in… [ Keep reading ]

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$5.8 Million Available from Equitable Development Initiative Fund

August 31, 2020

Community-based organizations working in Seattle on anti-displacement strategies and responding to the economic impacts of COVID-19 are encouraged to apply to the City of Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) fund by Sept. 23, 2020. For the 2020 EDI funding round, a total of $5.8 million will be available to organizations led by… [ Keep reading ]

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City of Seattle Provides $2.1 Million to Rainier Beach Action Coalition to Purchase Land for Food Innovation Center

July 10, 2020

This investment is the latest step in a broader City effort to invest in BIPOC Communities Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced that the City will provide $2.1 million to buy land for the future home of the Food Innovation Center in Rainier Beach, a project of the not-for-profit community organization Rainier Beach… [ Keep reading ]

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City of Seattle Will Transfer Fire Station 6 to Community

June 12, 2020

We at the City of Seattle understand the urgency behind making bold investments in the Black community and increasing community ownership of land in the Central District. The City believes in the vision behind the William Grose Center for Cultural Innovation and we remain committed to making the transfer of… [ Keep reading ]

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Feedback Needed on Light Rail Expansion

May 20, 2020

The City continues to partner with Sound Transit as it extends light rail to West Seattle and Ballard. Learn more about the our role to support the project on the City’s new light rail webpage. Light rail expansion remains the largest public construction project currently underway in our city. Service… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Neighborhood Planning

Census 2020 Information – Shape Your Future Today

March 19, 2020

It has never been easier to respond to the Census on your own, whether online, over the phone or by mail—all without having to personally interact with a census taker. Check your mail! From March 12-20, households will receive the first of several invitations to participate in the 2020 Census…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Neighborhood Planning

Mayor Durkan Announces New Efforts to Prepare for 2020 Census

February 18, 2020

City of Seattle to Launch Census Assistance Centers As part of her 2020 State of the City address, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced the City’s new actions to prepare for the 2020 United States Census. The City will open a series of Census Assistance Centers and launch other focused education… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Equitable Development Initiative, Neighborhood Planning, Population and Demographics

New Commissioners Sought for Planning Commission

February 3, 2020

The Seattle Planning Commission advises the Mayor, City Council, and City departments on citywide planning goals, policies, and plans and provide them with independent advice on land use, zoning, transportation and housing issues. The Commission is also the steward of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, the citywide vision for how Seattle… [ Keep reading ]

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