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

Seattle Design Commission 2015 COUNCIL BRIEFING April 6, 2015 Commission

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

OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION • 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 – 3 Commission

OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION 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. 4 Commission

OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION Commission Structure 4 required appointments: Commission Staff • 2 Architects Director • 1 Fine Artist Coordinator • 1 lay member Planner 5 additional appointments from the Administrative following professions: Assistant • Urban Planner • Urban or Environmental Designer • Licensed Engineer • Landscape Architect 1 member from the Get Engaged program ◦ Meetings 1st and 3rd Thursday ◦ 15-20 hours per month ◦ Hourly compensation 5 Commission

OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION Our role in the CIP process Commission CIP PROCESS Funding RFP Application Permitting Construction Consultant Selection RFP Review Pre-Design Concept Design Schematic Design Design Development Implementation SDC PHASE 6 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Number of reviews by project type 2013 2014 CIP 8% 6% 8% 24% 9% 20% ROW 76 M 55 15% total total reviews 24% reviews P LRRP 51% 37% 7 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Hours by project type 2013 2014 6% CIP 5% 8% 20% 18% 7% ROW 154 M 104 16% meeting meeting P 33% hours hours LRRP 35% 52% 8 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Commissioner hours 1,962 2,000 1,596 494 1,543 1,500 374 387 non-billable 1,000 billable 1,468 1,222 1,156 500 2012 2013 2014 9 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Project value 2012 10,000 $9.6 billion $2.1 billion 2014 8,000 $7.7 billion 2013 $1.7 billion $6.3 billion $ (millions) 6,000 $980 million LRRP $6.3 billion 4,000 $4.2 billion M $4.2 billion ROW CIP 2,000 $1.3 billion $826 million $878 million $378 $443 $243 million million million 10 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 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 11 CIP P M ROW LRRP Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Downtown South Lake Union / Queen Anne Pike Place Market Waterfront Entrance Denny Substation Westlake & Lenora Park Block 93 – 515 Westlake Ave N Seattle Arena Block 89 – 111 Westlake Ave N 9th & Lenora Alley Vacation John Coney Plaque 9th & Stewart Alley Vacation North Seattle Waterfront Colman Dock North Precinct Police Station North Transfer Station Capitol Hill / Montlake Swedish Ballard Skybridge renewal Fire Station 22 – Roanoke Northgate Light Rail Station Arboretum Loop Trail Northgate Garage E Howe Street Vacation Roosevelt Light Rail Station 2026 E Madison St Alley Vacation West Seattle SR 520 Fire Station 32 – West Seattle Southeast Seattle 4755 Fauntleroy Way SW / The Whittaker Yesler Terrace Park Rainier Light Rail Station 12 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW SR 520 Montlake Lid 13 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW SR 520 Portage Bay Bridge Box girder bridge Cable stay bridge 14 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Denny Substation 15 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Yesler Park 16 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW North Precinct 17 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Waterfront 18 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Block 93 – 515 Westlake Ave N 19 Commission

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Rainier Station 20 Commission

2015 ISSUES & TRENDS Back to the city • 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 21 Commission

2015 ISSUES & TRENDS Vacations reviewed by SDC Lake Since 2005 d Union n Street vacations 21 street vacations u 18 full o 2 subterranean S 1 partial Green Lake 23 alley vacations 21 full n i h 2 subterranean s Lake a Elliott Union W Street vacations Full Partial in 2014 Subterranean Bay Alley vacations Vacation pending Elliott Full 6 alley vacations Subterranean Bay 5 street vacations Vacation pending e k a in 2013 L 2 alley vacations 3 street vacations t e in 2012 g u 2 alley vacations P 4 street vacations 22 0 1 2 3 4 Commission Mile

2015 ISSUES & TRENDS Changes in urban form Alley vacations in Denny Triangle and South Lake Union MERCER ST MERCER ST N N Block 93 Block 93 WESTLAKE AVE N WESTLAKE AVE N CASCADE CASCADE PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND Blocks 101-103 Blocks 101-103 Y Y N N N N K K N N E R E R D D A A P P DENNY WAY DENNY WAY Block 21 Block 21 W W E E S S T T L L A Amazon Rufus 2.0 A Amazon Rufus 2.0 K K E E A A V V E E 2005 2014 23 Publicly accessible private open space

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 24 Commission

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