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Seattle City Council is starting discussions on incentive zoning for workforce housing. The intent is to encourage developers to build more affordable housing for families that are not in poverty, but who make below median income. This discussion will have a direct impact in the Northgate area as there is a proposal to upzone areas […] Here are the comments that I made at the Northgate Rezone Draft EIS Public Hearing tonight. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to all of our comments and for answering our questions. y name is Renee and I live in the Pinehurst neighborhood. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to […] Paul Krugman at the New York Times wrote a great Op-Ed piece, Stranded in Suburbia, this week. He discusses the impact on current and future high oil prices on how we live and design our cities – denser communities with good public transportation. (thanks to Hugeasscity blog for pointing this out) map from Puget Sound Business Journal If you don’t have lots of free time or insomnia, reading the entire 211 page draft EIS for the Northgate rezone proposal may be daunting. However, a rezone would have many impacts to those of us who live in the Northgate area and I strongly encourage you to read what you can to educate yourself […] Want to learn about the proposed changes at Northgate? Join the Seattle Great City Initiative – Brownbag Lunch Forum:Northgate: From Prototype Suburban Mall to Urban CenterMay 8th, 200812:00-1:30Triad Urban Center701 Third Avenue (NW Corner of Third and Cherry)Seattle, WA 98104Northgate, the nation’s first mall, is also one of Seattle’s six Urban Centers. Urban Centers are […] The following is Q&A prepared by the City of Seattle regarding the Northgate Urban Center Legislative Rezone Proposal: Q1: What is the Northgate Urban Center Rezone proposal?A: The City is proposing to change zoning on up to 98 acres of land in the Northgate Urban Center in the City of Seattle. The rezone would allow […] A draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Northgate Rezone is due out May 1st. I posted some background on the proposal a while back. And, we had invited Michelle Chen and Kristian Kofoed to speak to Pinehurst Planning and Development Group regarding the rezone proposal earlier this year. However, they had to cancel […] Michelle Chen called to let me know that she will not be at our meeting on Monday because the City is putting the Northgate Rezone project on hold. It is still being considered, but has a lower priority with many other projects going on in the city (South Lake Union, South Downtown, etc.).Information on the […] Michelle Chen from the Mayor’s Office will be presenting information on the proposed Northgate Legislative Upzone at the Wednesday, November 7th North District Council Meeting. The City is proposing to upzone a number of lots between Roosevelt and Meridian along Northgate Way. In some places, the upzone would go farther north than Northgate Way and […] |
 
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