Post on 15-Jan-2016
Seattle Station Area Planning
Milestones & Events
Transit-Oriented Development
Program Information & Schedule
Station Area AtlasStation Area
Recommendations
Land Use & Zoning
Seattle Station Area Planning
Program Information Phase 1 Light Rail
Start Station Area Planning in 1998 during rail project development and environmental review.
Integrate land use with alignment and station location decision-making and design.
City staff work at geographic and programmatic scale in partnership with Sound Transit, King County/Metro and others.
Seattle Station Area Planning
Program Information Neighborhood Planning
Station Area Planning builds on:
• Comprehensive plans and the urban centers/villages framework
• 4 years of neighborhood planning
• Community capacity up and running to deal with Sound Transit related issues
Seattle Station Area Planning
Station Area Atlas Overview
Baseline information as interlocal deliverable
Input to Sound Transit’s EIS or locally preferred alternative
Resource on the Web
Seattle Station Area Planning
Milestones & Events
Interim OverlayProhibits certain new land uses
Modified by Sound Transit station decisions
Will be replaced with permanent code and map changes in early 2001
Seattle Station Area Planning
Milestones & Events Rainier Valley Community
Development Fund
Acknowledges transit investment alone does not fundamentally change market conditions or support all existing community desires
Provides major funding to leverage additional investment
Catalyst for community-based decision process and establishes diverse leadership
Seattle Station Area Planning
Milestones & Events Design & Development Workshops
Market reality based process
Picks up from neighborhood plan visions
Major community-wide events
Involve stakeholders in in-depth interviews
Technical teams identify options for station, other transit issues, land use and public facilities
Seattle Station Area Planning
Land Use & Zoning Station Area Overlay
Proposed at Council (September 2000)
• new chapter in the land use code
• mapped in station areas
• includes TOD incentives and discourages auto- oriented development
Seattle Station Area Planning
Land Use & Zoning Rezone Proposals
Changes base zoning from auto- to pedestrian-oriented
Some recommendations differ from neighborhood planning
Support SHA Hope VI mixed income redevelopment
Seattle Station Area Planning
McClellan Station Area Existing Conditions
Auto-oriented streetscape
and land uses
Low residential density
Neighborhood Plan calls for a town center
Aerial light rail station presents physical constraints and design opportunities
Disconnected Olmsted Boulevards
Seattle Station Area Planning
McClellan Station Area Conceptual Design Plan
Seattle Station Area Planning
McClellan Station Area Informing Design Concepts
with Market Reality
Seattle Station Area Planning
McClellan Station Area Potential Development
Scenario on Opening Day
New housing takes advantage of views and proximity to downtown
Retail “ front door” to aerial station
Sound Transit properties surplused for redevelopment
Work closely with owners of large parcels to maximize development opportunities
Space for businesses displaced by construction
Seattle Station Area Planning
McClellan Station Area Full Build Out Scenario
Private investment attracted to a close-in neighborhood
Balance residential, commercial and open space uses to achieve town center
Roundabout at MLK/Rainier is a key public investment that achieves major goals of neighborhood plan
Seattle Station Area Planning
Transit Oriented Development Implementing the Vision
Identify and connect partners (land, community development)
Sample City incentives for TOD:
• Property tax exemption
• Location Efficient Mortgage
• FlexCar with other parking management tools
Seattle Station Area Planning
Transit Oriented Development Implementing the Vision