Seattle Design Commission 2016 COUNCIL BRIEFING JUNE 20, 2016 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Seattle Design Commission 2016 COUNCIL BRIEFING JUNE 20, 2016

PRESENTATION OUTLINE Overview of the Commission 2015 Year in Review Equity in Public Space 2 2 Commission

Skybridges Street and alley vacations Light◦Rail◦Review◦Panel◦(LRRP) ◦ Plan◦or◦policy◦reviews◦(P) ◦ Major◦transportation◦projects◦(M) ◦ Long-term street use permits Capital◦Improvement◦Program◦projects◦(CIP) OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION • Established in 1968 • Advise the Mayor and City Council on projects afgecting the public realm, including: ◦ ◦ Right-of-Way◦projects◦(ROW) ◦ ◦ – – – ◦ ◦ ◦ – 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

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

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

Commission 2015 re p o r t annual COMMISSIONERS PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTS 7 The Seattle Design Commission 11 Shannon Loew, Chair At-Large Member 1 Capital Improvement Contjnued to review the Waterfront Seatule champions design excellence in Program Projects capital projects and their integratjon with Ellen Sollod, Vice Chair Fine Artjst partner projects like the Washington Land - Brodie Bain Urban Planner CIP the public realm; promotes de- ings, and Colman Dock. subcommituee meetjngs Lee Copeland Architect 13 1 2 sign practices that serve as a cat- Thaddeus Egging Licensed Engineer Vacatjons, Skybridges, As the Light Rail Review Panel, guided Sound Transit’s design and planning of light and Right-of-Way Permits consultant selectjon Rachel Gleeson Landscape Architect rail projects for the Northgate and East Link alyst for innovative sustainable ROW Grant Hromas* Get Engaged Member Extensions. Theo Lim Get Engaged Member 2 4.7 development, equal opportunity, $ 3 Contjnued to review major CIP projects such Major Martjn Regge Urban Designer as Fire Statjon 22, North Precinct Police Projects John Savo Architect and social inclusion; and ensures Statjon, Northgate Pedestrian Bridge, and M Ross Tilghman Transportatjon Planner Denny Substatjon 2 that the city’s built environment * Term ended in 2015 4 Conducted a workshop focused on equity in Plans, Policies, public space with architecture, design, and STAFF and Programs makes Seattle a world-class ex- planning professionals BILLION P Michael Jenkins Director ample of sustainable urban design 5 Valerie Kinast Coordinator 5 Completed review of The Seatule Arena Light Rail Aaron Hursey Planner that strengthens community, pub- street vacatjon petjtjon at Occidental Ave S ESTIMATED VALUE OF Review Panel Nick Welch Planner betweein S Massachusetus St and S Holgate LRRP PROJECTS REVIEWED St lic life, and economic prosperity. Joan Nieman Administratjve Stafg North Precinct Roosevelt Light Rail Statjon CIP LRRP Department of Finance and Administratjve Services Sound Transit 2 review | $90,600,000 1 reviews | $700,000,000 Northgate Statjon Garage U-District Light Rail Statjon LRRP LRRP Sound Transit Sound Transit 1 review 1 review Fire Statjon 22 – Roanoke CIP Northgate Pedestrian Bridge CIP Department of Finance and Administratjve Services Seatule Department of Transportatjon 2 reviews | $10,000,000 1 review + 1 subcommituee review | $25,000,000 Northgate Light Rail Statjon LRRP Sound Transit 1 reviews | $700,000,000 Portage Bay Park CIP Seatule Parks and Recreatjon 1 review | $11,300,000 ROW Broad Street Vacatjon Seatule Department of Transportatjon 2 reviews| $37,000,000 Swale on Yale Phase II CIP Seatule Public Utjlitjes 1 review Denny Substatjon CIP ROW Seatule City Light Block 89 – 111 Westlake Ave N Alley Vacatjon ROW 1 review | $173,600,000 1 review | $215,000,000 9th & Lenora Alley Vacatjon Block 21 - 2200 7th Ave ROW ROW Seatule Parks and Recreatjon & GID 3 reviews| $222,239,000 1 review | $100,000,000 Westjn Hotel Skybridge ROW CIP Smith Cove Park 1 review | $250,000 Seatule Parks and Recreatjon 1 review Broadway Streetcar Extension CIP Seatule Department of Transportatjon 1 review CIP Waterfront Seatule Program Center City Connector ROW M Seatule Department of Transportatjon 6 reviews | $420,000,000 1 review Washington Landings Seatule Department of Transportatjon + 3rd Avenue Transit Corridor ROW Department of Planning and Development Seatule Department of Transportatjon 1 review Kiosks Seatule Department of Transportatjon + Department of Swedish First Hill Vacatjon ROW Planning and Development + Seatule Parks and Recreatjon 4 reviews | $116,000,000 East Link System Structures LRRP Sound Transit 1 review Waterfront Partner Projects 3 reviews CIP ROW Hing Hay Park Seatule Parks and Recreatjon 1 review | $3,000,000 Colman Dock M Washington State Department of Transportatjon 1 review | $268,000,000 1201 2nd Ave Alley Vacatjon ROW 1 review | $121,898,000 Yesler Terrace Pocket Park Ballard Urban Design Framework ROW P Seatule Housing Authority Department of Planning & Development 1 review 1 review Pedestrian Master Plan P Seatule Department of Transportatjon 1 review Cedar Falls Administratjve Building CIP Department of Finance and Administratjve Services 2 reviews Seatule Arena Street Vacatjon ROW 5 reviews + 2 subcommituee review | $490,000,000

6 projects | $654 million 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW Downtown 10 projects | $1.5 billion Capitol Hill / First Hill / Montlake 3 projects | $130 million Southeast Seattle 1 projects | $280 million South Lake Union / Queen Anne North Seattle 6 projects | $1.5 billion U-District 2 projects | $711 million 8 CIP P M ROW LRRP Commission

U-District◦Light◦Rail◦Station North Seattle Denny◦Substation Block◦21◦-◦2200◦7th◦Ave Block◦89◦–◦111◦Westlake◦Ave◦N Broad◦Street◦Vacation Smith◦Cove◦Park Swale◦on◦Yale◦Phase◦II Ballard◦Urban◦Design◦Framework Judkins◦Park◦Light◦Rail◦Station North◦Precinct◦Police◦Station Northgate◦Garage Northgate◦Light◦Rail◦Station Northgate◦Pedestrian◦Bridge Roosevelt◦Light◦Rail◦Station U-District Portage◦Bay◦Park South Lake Union / Queen Anne Southeast Seattle Hing◦Hay◦Park 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW Fire◦Station◦22◦–◦Roanoke Broadway◦Streetcar◦Extension Capitol Hill / First Hill / Montlake Yesler◦Terrace◦Pocket◦Park Westin◦Building◦Skybridge Waterfront Seattle◦Arena Swedish◦First◦Hill◦Alley◦Vacation Colman◦Dock Center◦City◦Connector 9th◦&◦Lenora◦Alley◦Vacation 3rd◦Avenue◦Transit◦Corridor 1201◦Second◦Avenue Downtown 9 Commission

2015 YEAR IN REVIEW Number◦of◦reviews◦by◦project◦type 2014 2015 CIP ROW M 76 56 total P total reviews reviews LRRP 10 Commission

2015 YEAR IN REVIEW Hours◦by◦project◦type 2014 2015 CIP ROW M 108 154 meeting meeting P hours hours LRRP 11 Commission

EQUITY IN PUBLIC SPACE Catalyst◦of◦commission◦interest •◦ 2015◦retreat◦workplan •◦ City◦Race◦and◦Social◦Justice◦Initiative◦Program •◦ Comprehensive◦plan◦update •◦ Increase◦in◦projects◦featuring◦open◦space◦ •◦ Public◦comments◦during◦project◦reviews Our◦Question:◦How◦do◦you◦measure◦or◦defjne◦equity◦ in◦public◦space? 12 Commission

Kofj◦Boone◦–◦NC◦State◦Landscape◦Architecture Justin◦Garrett◦Moore◦–◦Columbia◦University/NYC◦ •◦ Design◦Commissioners •◦ Community◦based◦organizations •◦ Community Architecture◦and◦Design◦ •◦ •◦ City◦based◦experts: Planning◦Department •◦ Lynne◦Manzo◦–◦UW◦Landscape◦Architecture •◦ •◦ 3◦academics◦in◦the◦fjeld◦of◦planning◦&◦design: who◦tackle◦the◦issue◦on◦a◦daily◦basis •◦ Approach◦–◦get◦smarter◦by◦inviting◦smart◦people◦ design◦of◦public◦space when◦evaluating◦how◦equity◦is◦refmected◦in◦the◦ •◦ Goal-◦develop◦tools◦for◦the◦commission◦to◦use◦ Idea◦-◦hold◦a◦workshop EQUITY IN PUBLIC SPACE 13 Commission

How◦do◦you◦measure◦or◦defjne◦equity◦in◦the◦ EQUITY IN PUBLIC SPACE design◦of◦public◦space? 14