Open Houses in Full Swing
Thank you to everyone who has attended our in-person open house events! From Beacon Hill to Ballard, we appreciate the conversations and feedback on the Draft Plan. We have four more this month and a virtual meeting in May:
Wednesday, April 3, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Chief Sealth International High School, 2601 SW Thistle St, Seattle, WA 98106
Take Bus route 22
Tuesday, April 16, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Garfield Community Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA 98122
Take Bus routes 3, 4, and 48
Thursday, April 25, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Eckstein Middle School, 3003 NE 75th St, Seattle, WA 98115
Take Bus route 79
Tuesday, April 30, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
NEW LOCATION: McClure Middle School, 1915 1st Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119
Take Bus route 13
Thursday, May 2, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Virtual Online Meeting – We will share out the meeting link via this mailing list closer to the event date. We’ll also post this link on the Engagement Hub’s Events page.
At our open houses, expect stations with poster boards representing a different element of the Draft Plan. City staff will be at each station to provide more information and listen to your feedback. There will be a few tables with informational materials that you can take home, including a comment box for written comments. Computer stations are also there so that you can provide feedback directly on the Draft Plan via our Engagement Hub. Light refreshments will be provided.
Draft Anti-Displacement Framework
The Draft Plan includes an updated growth strategy that creates opportunities for more homes throughout Seattle, and how expanding housing supply can help to slow the housing cost increases that are currently pushing people out of our city. But zoning changes alone are insufficient to fully address these displacement pressures. The City and its partners also support and invest in a range of policies and programs to help current residents, businesses, and cultural anchors stay in place and thrive.
The Anti-Displacement Framework summarizes these existing efforts, describing the Draft Plan’s proposed growth strategy and goals and policies in the Draft Plan that support this approach. The Framework describes how the Draft Plan itself includes many new and strengthened goals and policies that support a multi-pronged approach to preventing displacement as the city grows (see Anti Displacement Framework Appendices). Together, these newly-released documents provides context to help community members engage with this topic during our outreach for the Draft Plan.
We encourage you to read and provide feedback on the Anti-Displacement Framework as a supporting document to the Draft Plan. Share your thoughts on the Framework via the Engagement Hub or by emailing OneSeattleCompPlan@seattle.gov
Draft Housing Appendix
Since its initial adoption in 1990, the state Growth Management Act (GMA) has required local comprehensive plans to inventory and analyze existing and projected housing needs. The Draft Housing Appendix addresses these requirements and provides a wealth of additional data to inform housing policies in the One Seattle Plan, consistent with GMA and regional frameworks.
Visit our One Seattle Plan website for more information.
Engagement Hub
Share your thoughts on the Draft Plan with us on our Engagement Hub, and see where the next open house is near you.