Neighborhood Planning

Broadview / Bitter Lake / Haller Lake

The time has come for action.
Eighteen months of community input and hard work has resulted in a neighborhood plan update that reflects your neighborhood plan priorities—i.e. complete streets, community building, creating a neighborhood village center around Linden Avenue. But there is still work to be done as the plan update moves towards implementation. It’s not too late to get involved! For more information contact Kerry Wade (206) 733-9091 or email kerry.wade@seattle.gov.
  

Phase 4: A Vibrant and Healthy Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake

  • Final Draft Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake Neighborhood Plan Update - March 7, 2012
    Note: The update references appendices that will be created based on information gathered at the action workshop on March 13.
  • Healthy Living Assessment Report: The Healthy Living Assessment focuses on how people use their neighborhoods, specifically addressing areas of built and social infrastructure that have clear connections to people’s health. The information about community health factors gathered through the Healthy LIving Assessment helped highlight the interconnections between various aspects of the built and social environments and to develop actions that can improve the health.  

Phase 3
In Phase 3, the community finalized goals and strategies that grew from the values and opportunities voiced by the community in previous phases. An open house was held on November 5, 2011 to review these goals and strategies. Did you miss the open house? Download the open house material below.

Phase 2

In Phase 2 the community prioritized the many things we heard during Phase 1.  This phase included a City-hosted meeting on June 28th and meetings hosted by the Planning Outreach Liaisons for our historically under-represented communities.Did you miss the meetings?  Download the meeting material below.

Phase 1

In Phase 1 we asked you what's great and what needs improvement in your neighborhoods.  This phase included a City-hosted meeting on June 28th and meetings hosted by the Planning Outreach Liaisons for our historically under-represented communities. Did you miss the meetings?  Download the meeting material below.

Background

It’s been over a decade since community members worked together to draft the 1999 neighborhood plan for Broadview, Bitter Lake, and Haller Lake, the blueprint for change through the year 2020.

In 2010, the Mayor and City Council identified Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake as one of two neighborhoods to undergo a neighborhood plan update. These communities had experienced significant change—including the opening of a newly expanded library, open space investments, new apartment developments, improvements to promote better drainage, and new bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. However, community members noted that in other ways the area hadn’t changed enough. The 2011 neighborhood plan update assessed the strengths or of the original plan, affirmed goals that were still relevant, and identified new goals where appropriate. This set the stage for community members to work with the City to create a shared work plan that achieves the community’s vision.

Who is Doing this Important Work?

Partnerships play a significant role in Neighborhood Plan Updates.

Neighborhood stakeholders and community enthusiasts, you are experts on how you use your neighborhood and what you hope it can become. During the plan update process there were several opportunities for residents, business owners, students, community organizations, etc. to share their expertise, their voice and their vision for Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake. Their time and input is highly valued and directly shaped the direction of the Neighborhood Plan Update.

The Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake Neighborhood Advisory Committee(NAC) advised the City on key elements of the neighborhood plan, selected a consultant to address the neighborhood’s priority concern, reviewed community input, and helped form recommendations that considered all community interests.

City staff from the Department of Planning and Development and the Department of Neighborhoods managed the process for the City and coordinated with a full range of departments and our elected officials.

Mayor McGinn and the Seattle City Council continue to balance specific neighborhood needs and goals with citywide goals in order for Seattle to grow in ways that improve its neighborhoods while meeting the City’s commitments under the State’s Growth Management Act.


 

 

Last Updated:

April 17, 2012