![]() ![]() The DAP framework is centered around seven core goals, and today’s announcement details specific actions currently underway and others to be implemented over the next three years that support improved outcomes for Downtown: Pass supplemental budget legislation to expand Metropolitan Improvement District cleaning, safety, and hospitality services this summer and fall to support major national and international events hosted Downtown.Increase Floor Area Ratio levels in Belltown to increase hotel development, creating permanent jobs and providing more places for tourists and visitors to stay.Expand the range of street-level uses to include office, conference room, lab space, and residential building amenities, and expand allowed uses for street-level spaces and retail and recreation uses on all floors.Temporarily waive fees for Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Street Use fees for temporary and year-long food trucks and carts and small-to-medium scale street and sidewalk events and activities open to the public.Following up on recent State legislation, SEPA review will no longer be required on any projects in the City of Seattle that include a residential component, significantly speeding up permitting for Downtown projects. Waive State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) requirements for all residential projects.Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) and the Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI) will continue the process of identifying potential changes to waive or modify development standards to facilitate office-to-residential conversions.This will allow for high-rise residential development with incentives for providing childcare and education facilities. Update zoning policies to allow for taller residential buildings along 3rd Ave from Union Street north to Stewart Street and east on Pike Street and Union Street toward 4th Avenue.More information on these proposals is available in the Downtown Activation Plan Fact Sheet, and highlights of Mayor Harrell’s legislation include: The first set of legislative proposals would allow for the creation of more affordable housing, create diverse opportunities for small businesses and workers, and expand fun and exciting Downtown activities for residents and visitors of all ages. READ: Downtown Activation Plan Fact SheetĬritical for advancing DAP priorities and Downtown’s future is a suite of legislative proposals Mayor Harrell will send to the City Council. The Downtown Activation Plan is available to the public at – as well as through a public-facing dashboard to track success over time. The full Downtown Activation Plan encompasses three timelines: Bold Actions – initiatives that are underway or starting soon, Near-term Initiatives – efforts that will happen over the next three years, and Space Needle Thinking – visionary possibilities for the future. The Downtown Activation Plan (DAP) details legislative, regulatory, and programmatic efforts the City will pursue – building on previously announced actions – to foster a more vibrant, inclusive, and resilient hub for residents, workers, and visitors. Downtown runs on people – and this effort is centered on reimagining what this collection of neighborhoods can look like – a place where families, small businesses, workers, neighbors and visitors of all kinds can live, work, learn, and grow together.” ![]() “Downtowns across the country are facing significant challenges and change, and our Downtown Activation Plan is a comprehensive approach to build a Downtown of the future that lives up to our One Seattle values, revitalizing our city center rather than trying to recreate the past. “Seattle’s Downtown is the heart of our city – a place that brings people together, creates jobs, drives innovation, and advances progress for our entire region,” said Mayor Harrell. ![]() Joined by hundreds of civic, community, business, social service, and neighborhood leaders from the core of Downtown in Westlake Park, Mayor Harrell elevated critical ongoing efforts and detailed a path of action to create the Downtown of the future. Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced details of Seattle’s comprehensive Downtown Activation Plan – a bold and ambitious roadmap to revitalize and transform Downtown Seattle now and for the future. ![]() Detailed action plan includes continuum of initiatives balancing immediate and short-term steps with long-term systemic changes designed to drive progress and bring Seattle’s Downtown into a new age. ![]()
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