What is the Seattle Community Design Process?
We launched a public engagement process to further refine the basic features of the I-5 to Medina project through a collaborative urban and sustainable design process. We are gathering agency and broader community feedback on comprehensive, livable and sustainable design methods to be applied to the Seattle side of the SR 520 corridor.
Participants at the Oct. 1 Seattle Community Design Process public session
Key reports
Seattle Community Design Process - 2011 Progress Update (pdf 1.32 mb)
Public comment summaries
Meeting materials
Dec. 7 Public Session
Boards
Nov. 9 Public Session
Presentation (pdf 1.03 mb)
Boards
Oct. 1 Public Session
Presentation (pdf 870 kb)
Boards
Who's involved in the Seattle Community Design Process?
We will to continue to provide opportunities for local and regional community members to see our progress and share their ideas at regular public sessions.
We are also working with a design advisory group, comprised of members of the general public and representatives from our partner agencies. This advisory group includes:
Public members
- Jorgen Bader, University District resident
- Lisa Ciecko, Forterra
- Jon Decker, Montlake resident
- John Gaines, Roanoke Park / Portage Bay resident
- Tessa Greegor, Cascade Bicycle Club
- Virginia Gunby, Ravenna-Bryant resident
- Bill Kreager, Madison Park resident
- Alice Lanczos, Madison Park resident
- Andria Orejuela, Montlake resident
- Bill Shafer, Seattle Yacht Club
- Stan Sorscher, Laurelhurst resident
- Mike Upston, City of Bellevue planner
- Mark Weed, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Agency members
- Sara Belz, Seattle City Council staff
- Eric Chipps, Sound Transit
- Theresa Doherty, University of Washington
- Mike Fong, Seattle City Council staff
- Max Hepp-Buchanan, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board
- Candida Lorenzana, King County Metro
- Tom Nelson, Seattle Design Commission
- Seth Schromen-Wawrin, Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board
- Michael Shiosaki, Seattle Parks and Recreation
- Jennifer Wieland, Seattle Department of Transportation
We are also collaborating with the Arboretum and Botanical Garden Committee, Seattle Parks and Recreation and the University of Washington to implement improvements included in the 2010 Arboretum Mitigation Plan. This plan will also be used to inform the Seattle Community Design Process.
What is the outcome of this process?
WSDOT will develop an additional progress report later this year that builds on the 2011 Progress Update and also includes public and agency feedback from future design workshops. This feedback will guide WSDOT as we continue to refine the urban and sustainable design elements of the I-5 to Medina project.
Questions or comments?
Please email us at SR520CommunityDesign@wsdot.wa.gov.