[PPT] - Seattle Design Commission 2015 COUNCIL BRIEFING April 6, 2015 PowerPoint Presentation

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Commission

Seattle Design Commission

2015 COUNCIL BRIEFING

April 6, 2015

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Commission

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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1. Overview of the Commission
2. 2014 Year in Review
3. 2015 Issues and Trends

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Commission

OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION

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Established in 1968
Advise the Mayor and City Council on projects

affecting the public realm, including:

Capital Improvement Program projects (CIP)
Right-of-Way projects (ROW)

– Street and alley vacations – Skybridges – Long-term street use permits

Major transportation projects (M)
Plan or policy reviews (P)
Light Rail Review Panel (LRRP)

– Members from Design, Arts, and Planning Commissions – Focus: review of light rail stations and neighborhood integration

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Commission

OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION

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Mission

Champion design excellence in the public realm.
Promote design practices that catalyze innovative

sustainable development, equal opportunity, and social inclusion.

Ensure that the city’s built environment makes Seattle

a world-class example of sustainable urban design that strengthens community, public life, and economic prosperity.

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OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION

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Commission

4 required appointments:

2 Architects
1 Fine Artist
1 lay member

5 additional appointments from the following professions:

Urban Planner
Urban or Environmental Designer
Licensed Engineer
Landscape Architect

1 member from the Get Engaged program Commission Staff Director Coordinator Planner Administrative Assistant

Commission Structure

Meetings 1st and 3rd Thursday
15-20 hours per month
Hourly compensation

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OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION

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Commission

Pre-Design Concept Design Schematic Design Design Development Consultant Selection

Our role in the CIP process

RFP Application Permitting Construction Funding

CIP PROCESS SDC PHASE

RFP Review Implementation

Commission

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Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

7

20%

37%

51%

24%

15%

8%

9% 6%

55 76

2013 2014

total reviews total reviews

24% 8%

Number of reviews by project type

LRRP P M ROW CIP

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Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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18%

35%

52%

20%

16%

33%

5%

7%

6%

8%

meeting hours

104

154

2013 2014

Hours by project type

LRRP P M ROW CIP

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Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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Commissioner hours

500 1,000 1,500 2,000

non-billable billable

2013 2012 2014

1,156 1,222 387 374 1,468 494

1,543 1,596 1,962

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Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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Project value

2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000

$ (millions)

$4.2 billion $1.7 billion $1.3 billion $4.2 billion $980 million $878 million $243 million $443 million

2013 2014

$6.3 billion $7.7 billion

$6.3 billion $2.1 billion $826 million $378 million

2012

$9.6 billion

M LRRP ROW CIP

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Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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Downtown

7 projects | $1.6 billion

Capitol Hill / Montlake

5 projects | $3.6 billion

South Lake Union / Queen Anne

4 projects | $470 million

North Seattle

6 projects | $1.5 billion

West Seattle

2 projects | $89 million

Southeast Seattle

2 projects | $283 million

M LRRP ROW CIP P

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Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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Downtown

Pike Place Market Waterfront Entrance Westlake & Lenora Park Seattle Arena 9th & Lenora Alley Vacation 9th & Stewart Alley Vacation Waterfront Colman Dock

Capitol Hill / Montlake

Fire Station 22 – Roanoke Arboretum Loop Trail E Howe Street Vacation 2026 E Madison St Alley Vacation SR 520

Southeast Seattle

Yesler Terrace Park Rainier Light Rail Station

South Lake Union / Queen Anne

Denny Substation Block 93 – 515 Westlake Ave N Block 89 – 111 Westlake Ave N John Coney Plaque

North Seattle

North Precinct Police Station North Transfer Station Swedish Ballard Skybridge renewal Northgate Light Rail Station Northgate Garage Roosevelt Light Rail Station

West Seattle

Fire Station 32 – West Seattle 4755 Fauntleroy Way SW / The Whittaker

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Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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SR 520 Montlake Lid

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Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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SR 520 Portage Bay Bridge

Box girder bridge Cable stay bridge

Urban corporate campuses
Institutional expansions
Pressure on the right-of-way

Equity in design

Privatization of the public realm
Relevance of parks
Services (KC Children and Family Justice Center)

Politics of urban design

Wage and union pressures
Transportation choices
Vacations and the public realm

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Commission

2015 ISSUES & TRENDS

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Street vacations

Vacation pending

Elliott Bay

Lake Union

Vacations reviewed by SDC

Full Partial Subterranean Full Subterranean

Street vacations Alley vacations

Vacation pending

1 2 3 4 Mile

L a k e W a s h i n

P u g e t S

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Elliott Bay

Lake Union Green Lake

Since 2005

21 street vacations 18 full 2 subterranean 1 partial 23 alley vacations 21 full 2 subterranean

in 2014

6 alley vacations 5 street vacations

in 2013

2 alley vacations 3 street vacations

in 2012

2 alley vacations 4 street vacations

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2015 ISSUES & TRENDS

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Changes in urban form

Alley vacations in Denny Triangle and South Lake Union

2005 2014

Amazon Rufus 2.0 Amazon Rufus 2.0 Block 21 Block 21 Block 93 Block 93 Blocks 101-103 Blocks 101-103

W E S T L A K E A V E W E S T L A K E A V E DENNY WAY DENNY WAY WESTLAKE AVE N WESTLAKE AVE N

D E N N Y P A R K D E N N Y P A R K

CASCADE PLAYGROUND CASCADE PLAYGROUND

MERCER ST MERCER ST

N N N N

Publicly accessible private open space

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Commission

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2015 ISSUES & TRENDS IN VACATIONS

The complexity of vacation

1. Implementation of City plans and policies
2. Implementation of urban design frameworks and City code in

South Lake Union

3. Public–private partnerships
4. Confmicts between public benefjts and land use code requirements
5. Privatization of public spaces
6. Infrastructure demands
7. The role of art

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