Equitable Development Initiative Archives - Page 8 of 10

Mayor Durkan Announces Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Plan to Make Significant Investments in Closing the Opportunity Gap and Creating Pathways to Jobs

April 18, 2018

Joined by education advocates, City Councilmembers, and community leaders, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced her Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise plan to nearly double the children in preschool, increase investments in K-12, and expand access to college through the Seattle Promise College Tuition Program. With both the 2011 Families &… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Equitable Development Initiative, Neighborhood Planning

Led by Mayor Durkan and City Attorney Holmes, Seattle Joins Lawsuit to Preserve Fair and Accurate Census

April 3, 2018

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes announced that the City of Seattle has joined a coalition of states and cities in a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from demanding citizenship information in the 2020 decennial Census and preserve a fair and accurate count. Seattle joins a… [ Keep reading ]

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

Half of Seattle’s new homes built within steps of Downtown jobs, transit

January 19, 2018

Seattle added homes at rapid pace in 2017, with more than 88 percent of the city’s 8,753 net new homes built in Seattle’s urban centers and urban villages within walking distance of jobs, transit services, neighborhood businesses, and other amenities. Downtown is seeing the fastest housing growth, with half of… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Equitable Development Initiative, Neighborhood PlanningTagged With: comprehensive plan, Housing

$5.5 million available from Equitable Development Initiative fund

January 2, 2018

Community-based organizations working in Seattle on anti-displacement strategies and economic development opportunities are encouraged to apply to the City of Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) fund by March 5. In this round of funding, a total of $5.5 million will be available for capacity building, property acquisition, and capital expenses… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Equitable Development Initiative, Neighborhood PlanningTagged With: Equitable Development Initiative (EDI)

Mayor Jenny Durkan and Global Mayors Sign Chicago Climate Charter

December 5, 2017

Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan joined more than 50 Mayors in signing the Chicago Climate Charter, a first-of-its-kind international charter on climate change. By signing the Charter, Seattle and other cities are sending a clear signal that their commitment to climate action is unwavering even in the face of inaction… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Equitable Development Initiative, Neighborhood PlanningTagged With: environmental justice

City Government, School District to plan together on future schools, Memorial Stadium, and Fort Lawton

November 20, 2017

The City of Seattle and Seattle Public Schools today announced a historic new partnership to plan for a new Memorial Stadium and the potential of a new school at Seattle Center, provide land for a new downtown elementary school, and allow the school district to join the Fort Lawton Redevelopment… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Department News, Equitable Development Initiative, Neighborhood PlanningTagged With: Seattle Center, Uptown

Mayor, Council Unveil Affordability and Growth Plan

November 9, 2017

Mayor Tim Burgess and Councilmember Rob Johnson proposed a plan to implement Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) requirements on new development across Seattle that will meet the City’s goal of at least 6,000 new rent-restricted homes for low-income people over the next decade. “Today we continue our push to address Seattle’s… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Equitable Development Initiative, Housing Initiatives, Neighborhood PlanningTagged With: Equitable Development Initiative (EDI), Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA), zoning

Equitable Development Initiative awards first round of funding

September 19, 2017

The Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) has announced $385,000 in grant awards in the first round of funding under the Equitable Development Initiative (EDI), the City’s effort to help ensure Seattle’s existing residents and businesses in vulnerable communities enjoy the benefits of development around the city, rather than… [ Keep reading ]