Via The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/26/seattle-equitable-development-grants/ Please read the article to learn more about our EDI partners (Arte Noir, Rainier Beach Action Coalition and Friends of Little Saigon) efforts in building capacity and spaces to benefit community.
The following is courtesy of Seattle Magazine’s feature of Most Influential people of 2025 and originally appeared in their January/February issue. Rico Quirindongo received an email from then-Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan in August of 2020 in the throes of the pandemic with the subject line, “I want to talk to… [ Keep reading ]
Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Mark Solomon celebrated the adoption of new legislation that will create a tax exemption for the conversion of underutilized commercial property into residential housing. The bill was unanimously adopted by the City Council. “We want downtown Seattle to not only be a great… [ Keep reading ]
Description of Proposal The Comprehensive Plan is a roadmap for where and how Seattle will grow and invest in communities over the next 20 years and beyond. The Plan guides City decisions about where we locate housing and jobs, and where we invest in transportation, utilities, parks, and other public… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Bruce Harrell announced $22 million in awards to 42 projects through the Equitable Development Initiative (EDI), part of the City’s effort to support property ownership among Seattle’s diverse communities in neighborhoods at high risk of displacement. This round of targeted EDI funding is intended to close critical funding gaps… [ Keep reading ]
We are excited to announce the authorization of $2.2 million in state and federal funding for the next phase of the I-5 Lid project. This funding will support continued planning and move us closer to transforming the I-5 corridor into a healthy, connected, thriving space for all. The I-5 Lid… [ Keep reading ]
From citywide engagement on the draft Comprehensive Plan to expanding our Equitable Development Initiative, we’ve accomplished so much together in 2024. You made all of this possible—our OPCD community. Thank you for your continued partnership and dedication. May this season offer a time to connect, reflect, and recharge. Here’s to… [ Keep reading ]
Plan would increase capacity to 330,000 units focused on common-sense approach allowing needed new kinds of housing in new places Mayor’s plan promotes bold vision focused on affordability, family-sized housing, and livable communities Mayor Bruce Harrell shared details of the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan Update, along with the release of proposed zoning maps…. [ Keep reading ]
Apply here: https://www.seattle.gov/opcd/current-projects/equitable-development-initiative. The Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) Request for Proposals (RFP) is an opportunity for Community-based organizations working in Seattle on anti-displacement strategies, responding to creating new economic opportunities, improving educational outcomes, and other forms of community development. The EDI 2024 Program and Status Report showed that current grantees… [ Keep reading ]
“Africatown has provided a vision and opportunity to start to bring families back — to not only provide a place for people to raise their families but to celebrate African American culture and place making, to not only ensure that there isn’t further displacement, but to actually reverse that number… [ Keep reading ]
