Northgate: From Prototype Suburban Mall to Urban Center

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 Center
May 8th, 2008
12:00-1:30
Triad Urban Center
701 Third Avenue (NW Corner of Third and Cherry)
Seattle, WA 98104

Northgate, the nation’s first mall, is also one of Seattle’s six Urban Centers. Urban Centers are supposed to have the greatest housing and job growth. Northgate is also the site of a future light rail stop, as well as the current Northgate Transit Center.

How does an auto-oriented retail center transition to an urban model centered on transit, mixed uses and walkability? One tool is zoning — allowing greater height and a different mix of uses.

The city recently put out a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed rezone of a portion of Northgate.

The city is now soliciting comments. So we thought it would be timely to learn about the current proposal, and place it in the context of past and potential future development, as well as the challenges and opportunities at Northgate.

We will hear about the rezone proposal from:

Paul Fischburg, Senior Policy Analyst, Seattle Office of Policy and Management
Kristian Kofoed, Land Use Planner, Seattle Department of Planning and Development

Please join us to hear about the rezone proposal, and for an informal discussion about how it responds to local and regional goals. RSVP to Allison Burson allison.burson@greatcity.org to help us plan how to set up the space to comfortably accommodate everyone.