Tag: neighborhood plans

IMPLEMENTING NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS

February 7th, 2013

On Monday, January 28, the Council unanimously adopted a resolution laying out a strategy for reviewing, updating, and implementing neighborhood plans. I introduced the resolution, with Councilmembers Clark and Bagshaw as co-sponsors. Seattle’s 37 adopted neighborhood plans are a critical part of our Comprehensive Plan and the core strategy for our implementation of the Growth […]

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Posted: February 7th, 2013 under Neighborhoods.
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WEST SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES

January 26th, 2012

The project to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct is already having a major impact on transportation around West Seattle.  The construction detours have made it more challenging to access downtown – on the other hand, the City’s work on the Spokane Street Viaduct, specifically the new 4th Avenue ramp, has helped to mitigate that.  When […]

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Posted: January 26th, 2012 under Neighborhoods, Transportation.
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CARBON NEUTRAL SEATTLE, BLOG POST 11: DENSITY AND COMMUNITY

April 6th, 2011

Choices about controlling carbon emissions are shaped by public policies. Carbon emissions are lower in communities that are compact and that provide access via transit and non-motorized travel among jobs, homes, and commercial and recreational activities.  New York is the classic example – with great transit connections and many multi-family dwellings, New Yorkers emit much […]

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Posted: April 6th, 2011 under Carbon Neutrality, Development and Sustainability, Neighborhoods, Planning and Land Use.
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